An optically accessible single-cylinder high speed direct-injection (HSDI) Diesel engine equipped with a Bosch common rail
injection system was used to study low temperature Modulated Kinetics (MK) combustion with a retarded single main injection.
High-speed liquid fuel Mie-scattering was employed to investigate the liquid distribution and evolution. By carefully setting
up the optics, three-dimensional images of fuel spray were obtained from both the bottom of the piston and the side window.
The NOx emissions were measured in the exhaust pipe. The influence of injection pressure and injection timing on liquid fuel
evolution and combustion characteristics was studied under similar fuel quantities. Interesting spray development was seen
from the side window images. Liquid impingement was found for all of the cases due to the small diameter of the piston bowl.
The liquid fuel tip hits the bowl wall obliquely and spreads as a wall jet in the radial direction of the spray. Due to the
bowl geometry, the fuel film moves back into the central part of the bowl, which enhances the air-fuel mixing process and
prepares a more homogeneous air-fuel mixture. Stronger impingement was seen for high injection pressures. Injection timing
had little effect on fuel impingement. No liquid fuel was seen before ignition, indicating premixed combustion for all the
cases. High-speed combustion video was taken using the same frame rate. Ignition was seen to occur on or near the bowl wall
in the vicinity of the spray tip, with the ignition delay being noticeably longer for lower injection pressure and later injection
timing. The majority of the flame was confined to the bowl region throughout the combustion event. A more homogeneous and
weaker flame was observed for higher injection pressures and later injection timing. The combustion structure also proves
the mixing enhancement effect of the liquid fuel impingement. The results show that ultra-low sooting combustion is feasible
in an HSDI diesel engine with a higher injection pressure, a higher EGR rate, or later injection timing, with little penalty
on power output. It was also found that injection timing has more influence on HCCI-like combustion using a single main injection
than the other two factors studied. Compared with the base cases, simultaneous reductions of soot and NOx were obtained by
increasing EGR rate and retarding injection timing. By increasing injection pressure, NOx emissions were increased due to
leaner and faster combustion with better air-fuel mixing. However, smoke emissions were significantly reduced with increased
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The German Mobility Panel (MOP) is a national household travel survey, which has been collecting data on travel behavior in Germany since 1994. One of the MOP’s central assets is its ability to provide time-series data on travel behavior. Thus, the comparability of survey results from different years is a major objective of the survey method used. Declining survey participation rates in the last decade in various socio-demographic groups resulted in the implementation of a mixed-mode design for the MOP in 2013, both for the sampling stage (landline and mobile phone recruitment) and the data collection stage (paper and web). In this study, we analyze whether the adaptations in the survey mode do indeed improve the results and, if so, why and to what degree. Ideally, the survey mode adaptions have increased the representativeness of the MOP. However, measurement biases due to the mixed-mode design are also conceivable. To decompose survey mode effects, we applied the propensity score weighting method. This method imputes the hypothetical responses participants would have given in different survey modes; disparities between actual responses and hypothetical responses under another mode are then traced back to the mixed-mode design. Our analysis indicates that trip-rate biases on shopping, leisure, and short trips are partly caused by the mixed-mode design; in contrast, quantities of time spent in the transportation system, trips made by car and public transportation, and commuting trips are hardly biased.
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the literature on off-peak hour deliveries (OPHD). The review identifies different approaches and policy levers used in the past, such as the laissez-faire approach, a road pricing approach, an incentives approach, and a regulatory approach. The paper also identifies different delivery reception schemes discussed in the literature. The authors complement the theory with a synthesis of pilot tests and the analysis of a set of interviews with practitioners (from the public sector and other organisations) in charge of OPHD programmes. The results from this review show the potential benefits that these programmes could bring about, the challenges faced in the early stages – along with potential solutions – and the significant progress that has been made in this domain in the last decade. According to the review, the results from the pilot tests tend to be positive, suggesting the importance of these programmes to reach more efficient and sustainable transportation systems. 相似文献
Oysters have been harvested on the east coast of Australia for many thousands of years. Coastal Aboriginal communities used the extensive estuarine oyster resource and may have farmed oysters by establishing shell cultch beds in shallow areas of estuaries. The British colonization of Australia commenced in 1788 and oysters were initially used for food and production of lime. Concerns about unsustainable exploitation led to introduction of legislation that directed the oyster industry to aquaculture in 1884. Translocation of oyster stock for fattening, from New Zealand to Australian east coast estuaries, was encouraged. Here evidence is presented that this activity resulted in “mudworm disease” appearing in oyster farming estuaries on the Australian east coast between 1880 and 1900. The pandemic permanently destroyed natural sub-tidal oyster reefs and forced the oyster industry to adopt avoidance farming techniques including intertidal farming to cope with mudworm. 相似文献
Transportation - The promotion of sustainable and healthy mobility among older adults (≥?65 years) is an important challenge. E-bikes may be part of the solution, but research... 相似文献
A fully three-dimensional, computationally inexpensive vehicular model is presented. In contrast to traditional rigid body models, the vehicle's sprung mass is modeled as a (nonlinearly) deformable body. The formulation of the equations of motion is based on a continuum theory known as the theory of a Cosserat point. These equations largely preserve the relative simplicity of rigid body dynamics but incorporate deformable features. The ease of computer implementation permits the simultaneous simulation of vehicle and collision dynamics of multiple vehicles and highway objects. In this paper, the theory of a Cosserat point is summarized and its general application to vehicle and collision dynamics is illustrated. A three-dimensional collision algorithm is discussed with emphasis on small closing velocities (negligible residual crush, elastic rebound). The novel model is compared to standard procedures. 相似文献