Results and Publications

Research Areas & Activities Solar Energy Biomass Energy Hydrogen Advanced Combustion The Sootless Diesel An Extreme Compression Approach to Low-Irreversibility Piston Engines 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 Advanced Electric Grid Grid Storage Other Renewables Integrated Assessment Advanced Nuclear Energy Geoengineering Exploratory Efforts All Activities Analysis Activities Technical Reports

Research

Low Exergy Loss Chemical Engines

Start Date: January 2006
Status: Completed

Investigators

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

Annual Reports

Publications

Svrcek, M. N., S. L. Miller, and C. F. Edwards. “Diesel spray behavior at compression ratios up to 100:1.” Atomization and Sprays (submitted, 2010).
Miller, S. L. “Theory and Implementation of Low-Irreversibility Chemical Engines.” PhD dissertation, Dept. of Mech. Eng., Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2009).
Teh, K-Y., S. L. Miller, and C. F. Edwards. “Thermodynamic requirements for maximum internal combustion engine cycle efficiency. Part 1: Optimal combustion strategy.” International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 449-466, doi:10.1243/14680874JER01508 (2008).
Teh, K-Y., S. L. Miller, and C. F. Edwards. “Thermodynamic requirements for maximum IC engine cycle efficiency. Part II: Work extraction and reactant preparation strategies.” International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 467-481, doi:10.1243/14680874JER01608 (2008).

Updated February 2011