Advanced Fuels and Combustion Strategies for Sustainable Internal Combustion Engines
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "I2: Energy and Combustion Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2027 | Viewed by 3
Editors
Interests: mechanical engineering; machine theory and dynamics; vehicle systems dynamics; thermodynamics; fuels and combustion; internal combustion engines; engineering and technology
Interests: mechanical engineering; energy; conventional energy systems and their technology; wind power; thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; thermal systems; thermal machines; engineering and technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Increasingly stringent emission regulations in the electric power generation, road transportation, and maritime sectors are accelerating the transition towards cleaner and more sustainable energy and propulsion technologies. At the same time, growing concerns regarding climate change, air pollution, and global warming have intensified efforts to reduce emissions from internal combustion engines, including carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen oxides (NOₓ), particulate matter, and smoke.
In this context, low-carbon and potentially carbon-neutral alternative fuels—including hydrogen, ammonia, dimethyl ether, methanol, and synthetic fuels—are receiving increasing attention as promising pathways towards sustainable mobility and power generation. When produced using renewable energy sources and integrated with appropriate combustion, injection, and engine control strategies, these fuels offer significant potential for achieving substantial reductions in pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining, or even improving, engine efficiency and performance.
However, the effective utilisation of next-generation fuels requires the development of advanced combustion concepts capable of overcoming challenges associated with their distinct physical and chemical properties. Accordingly, innovative approaches such as dual-fuel and tri-fuel combustion, micro-pilot injection, multiple and split injection strategies, hybrid combustion systems, homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI), partially premixed compression ignition (PPCI), and advanced engine control technologies are becoming increasingly important. The integration of these combustion strategies with alternative and renewable fuels provides new opportunities to simultaneously achieve high thermal efficiency, improved combustion stability, enhanced engine performance, and compliance with increasingly stringent emission regulations.
The development of sustainable and clean combustion technologies is closely aligned with global decarbonisation objectives, including the European Green Deal, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and broader international efforts towards climate-neutral energy, transportation, and power-generation systems. In addition, the efficient utilisation of renewable and synthetic fuels through advanced combustion technologies can contribute to the development of integrated and sustainable energy systems.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an international platform for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to present recent advances in next-generation fuels, advanced combustion concepts, fuel injection technologies, engine control strategies, and low-emission power-generation systems. Original research articles, review papers, and innovative case studies addressing experimental, numerical, and theoretical developments are particularly welcome.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced combustion strategies for hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, dimethyl ether, synthetic fuels, and other renewable fuels;
- Dual-fuel, tri-fuel, and hybrid fuel combustion technologies;
- Micro-pilot injection and advanced fuel injection strategies;
- HCCI, PPCI, RCCI, and other low-temperature combustion concepts;
- Multiple, split, and optimised fuel injection strategies;
- Advanced engine control and combustion optimisation techniques;
- Alternative fuels for road transportation, maritime applications, and stationary power generation;
- Combustion modelling, CFD simulations, and numerical optimisation;
- Artificial intelligence and machine-learning applications in combustion and engine control;
- Emission reduction strategies for CO₂, NOₓ, particulate matter, and other pollutants;
- Renewable fuel production and integration with combustion systems;
- High-efficiency and low-emission internal combustion engines;
- Hybrid energy and propulsion systems incorporating next-generation fuels;
- Experimental investigations and real-world applications of sustainable combustion technologies.
Through this Special Issue, we aim to highlight innovative research that advances the transition towards highly efficient, low-emission, and environmentally sustainable combustion and power-generation systems, while supporting the broader global transition towards carbon-neutral transportation and energy systems.
Dr. Yasin Karagoz
Prof. Dr. Saban Pusat
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ammonia
- hydrogen
- methanol
- dimethyl ether
- e-fuels
- dual fuels
- engine control strategies
- combustion strategies
- sustainable combustion technologies
- clean combustion technologies
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