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The 13 technical papers in collection present work investigating the effect of fuel composition on CI engine performance in terms of combustion efficiency, emissions and engine hardware durability. Variations in fuel composition include: the inclusion of aromatic compounds, the blending of oxygenated components and the use of additives for cetane number improvement and lubricity enhancement.

The 13 technical papers in this collection cover the work done by student teams in the EcoCAR 2: Plugging in to the Future competition series, sponsored by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy. This includes powertrain architecture selection, control system modeling and simulation, and energy storage system design and component packaging.

The 13 technical papers in this collection focus on the fundamental properties of fuels and methods for measuring these properties, as well as issues related to fuel storage and transportation. Examples include diesel fuel lubricity determination, fuel effects on deposits, cold weather issues, and environmental and toxicological impacts of new fuels.

The 15 papers in this technical paper collection discuss fuel and additive effects on CI engine performance. Topics covered include barium additives, hydrous bioethanol, Pure Biodiesel, bio-derived diesel blends, and more. The 15 papers in this technical paper collection discuss fuel and additive effects on CI engine performance. Topics covered include barium additives, hydrous bioethanol, Pure Biodiesel, bio-derived diesel blends, and more.

The 13 papers in this technical paper collection focus on fuel and additive effects on SI engine performance. Topics covered include bio-derived fuels, engine abnormal combustion, lubricant fuel economy performance, alcohol-gasoline fuel blends, ethanol-gasoline blends, butanol isomer combustion, and more. The 13 papers in this technical paper collection focus on fuel and additive effects on SI engine performance. Topics covered include bio-derived fuels, engine abnormal combustion, lubricant fuel economy performance, alcohol-gasoline fuel blends, ethanol-gasoline blends, butanol isomer combustion, and more.

The 7 papers in this technical paper collection focus on advances in alternative energy sources for sustainable development in the transportation sector. Topics covered include polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers, lignin-derived cyclic oxygenates, biodiesel blends, solar assisted vehicle electrical systems, and more. The 7 papers in this technical paper collection focus on advances in alternative energy sources for sustainable development in the transportation sector. Topics covered include polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers, lignin-derived cyclic oxygenates, biodiesel blends, solar assisted vehicle electrical systems, and more.

The 12 papers in this technical paper collection discuss alternative and advanced fuels. Topics covered include diesel fuel lubricity determination, fuel effects on deposits, cold weather issues, environmental and toxicological impacts of new fuels, and more. The 12 papers in this technical paper collection discuss alternative and advanced fuels. Topics covered include diesel fuel lubricity determination, fuel effects on deposits, cold weather issues, environmental and toxicological impacts of new fuels, and more.

This technical paper collection contains 9 papers published from the 2011 Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference.

This technical paper collection contains 10 papers published from the 2011 SAE Brasil Conference.

This technical paper collection contains 8 papers published from the 2011 SAE Brasil Conference.

This technical paper collection contains 9 papers published from the 2011 Small Engine Technology Conference.

This technical paper collection contains 25 papers on fuels for SI engines published from the 2011 Powertrain Fuels and Lubricants Conference.

The 9 paper in this technical paper collection present work investigating the effect of fuel composition on CI engine performance in terms of combustion efficiency, emissions and engine hardware durability. Variations in fuel composition include the inclusion of aromatic compounds, the blending of oxygenated components and the use of additives for cetane number improvement and lubricity enhancement.

The 14 papers in this technical paper collection cover alternative and advanced fuels. Topics covered include: the performance analysis of an engine fueled with a butanol-gasoline blend; reducing NOx emissions from a common-rail engine fueled with soybean biodiesel; effects of ethanol quality on vehicle system components; composition effects on indicated thermal efficiency for stoichiometric ethanol, gasoline, and air mixtures; and more.

The 10 papers in this technical paper collection discuss high efficiency IC engines. Topics include: fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion in light- and heavy-duty engines; fuel effects on reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion at low load; advantages of variable compression ratio in internal combustion engines; piston and valve deactivation for improved part load performances of internal combustion engines; and more.

The 5 papers in this technical paper collection cover natural gas engines and vehicles. Topics include: sliding mode control of air path in diesel-dual-fuel engine; optimization of natural gas automotive engine cooling jacket using CFD analysis; waste coke oven gas used as a potential fuel for engines; and more.

This technical paper collection contains 7 papers focusing on the impact of conventional alternative fuels as well as fuel additives on the operation, performance, and emissions of SI engines. Papers cover the impact bio-derived fuels (ethanol, butanol and others) have on engine design and performance. Gasoline properties, additives and their impact on engine performance and deposits is also covered.

The 18 papers in this technical paper collection focus on alternative fuels in a general context. Topics covered include: the use of alternative fuels for SI engine application; the application of oxygenated fuels for CI engine application; the development and understanding of surrogate and reference fuels; plus other alternative and advanced fuels concepts for current and future engine technologies.

The 7 papers in this technical paper collection focus on kinetically controlled combustion and HCCI.

The 30 papers in this technical paper collection focus on heavy tire modeling/testing and evaluation; vehicle dynamics; wide based tires, sustainability and maintenance; air suspension, off-road chassis and suspension; hybrid drive and chassis; all wheel/multi-wheel drive vehicle dynamics and performance; testing and experimental analysis of chassis and suspension; and advanced chassis control and rollover.