Advances in Fuel Energy
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "I1: Fuel".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 8164
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Interests: diesel engines; operation and maintenance; reliability and safety; energy conversion; failure prevention; directed innovations; marine systems; machinery; propulsion systems; TRIZ; inventics; modelling; fault prediction; condition monitoring
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Dear Colleagues,
Ongoing climate change, the depletion of natural resources, and growing energy demands have rendered the production of new types of fuels for energy systems, including combustion engines and boilers, very crucial. Using alternative fuels, either as direct propellants or as additives to classic fossil fuels, may have both positive and negative consequences for energy machines and the environment. The most popular alternative fuels are biofuels, recycled fuels, synthetic fuels, ammonia, ethanol, methanol, ethylene, and hydrogen. Their mixtures with common fuels such as kerosene, gasoline, diesel oil, heating oil, LNG, CNG, LPG, etc., are also often employed.
This SI aims to present the latest research results related to the use of various types of fuels to power combustion engines, boilers and other thermal machines in maritime, road, railway and air transport applications. Additionally, we are interested in the combination of these fuels in stationary power and heating plants. We intend for the studies published in this SI to highlight the impact of alternative fuels and their combinations with other fuels (classic and/or alternative) on the level of exhaust gases emissions (NOx, SOx, PMs, aldehydes, etc.), energy performance (power, torque, speed, energy efficiency), component wear, reliability and safety of operation, cost effectiveness, as well as the functionalities (maintainability, noise, vibrations) of machines and devices powered by these fuels.
Prof. Dr. Leszek Chybowski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- engine
- motor
- ICE
- boiler
- fuel
- propellant
- biofuel
- synthetic fuel
- recycled fuel
- fuel blends
- ammonia
- hydrogen
- ethanol
- methanol
- ethylene
- kerosene
- gasoline
- fuel oil
- diesel oil
- gas oil
- heating oil
- ice
- powertrains
- transportation
- power plant
- exhaust gas
- emissions
- NOx
- SOx
- PMs
- CO2
- noise
- vibration
- performance
- wear
- reliability
- durability
- operational risk
- environment
- ecology
- safety
- economy
- functionality
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