Results and Publications

Research Areas & Activities Solar Energy Biomass Energy Hydrogen Advanced Combustion Low Exergy Loss Chemical Engines Optimization of Synthetic Oxygenated Fuels Sensors for Advanced Combustion Systems Coal and Biomass Char Reactivity Development of Low-Irreversibility Engines Controlled Combustion Process Informatics CO₂ Capture CO₂ Storage Advanced Materials & Catalysts Advanced Coal Advanced Transportation Other Renewables Integrated Assessment Advanced Nuclear Energy Energy Distribution & Infrastructures Geoengineering All Activities Analysis Activities Technical Reports

Research

Low Exergy Loss Chemical Engines

January 2006 - August 2009

Investigators

Christopher F. Edwards, Associate Professor; Kwee-Yan Teh, Shannon Miller, Graduate Researchers, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

Annual Reports

Publications

Teh, K.-Y., Miller, S.L., and Edwards, C. F., Thermodynamic Requirements for Maximum IC Engine Cycle Efficiency (I): Optimal Combustion Strategy. International Journal of Engine Research 9:449-466 (2008).
Teh, K.-Y., Miller, S.L., and Edwards, C. F., Thermodynamic Requirements for Maximum IC Engine Cycle Efficiency (II): Work Extraction and Reactant Preparation Strategies. International Journal of Engine Research 9:467-481 (2008).

Updated October 2009