Oil in the age of steam

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuno Luís Madureira
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
South America ◽  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Technological Developments

AbstractThis article explains how oil as an energy carrier evolved alongside the technology of the steam engine. In practical terms, fuel oil was adapted to machines that were originally devised to be coal-fuelled and this led to the flexible switchover between energy carriers. The article links the micro account of technological developments with the macro records of energy consumption, to reveal how steam technology set the stage for the commoditization of oil, the customary fuel of the internal combustion engine. The analysis of the oil–steam combine embraces its diffusion across leading producing nations such as Russia and the United States, the diffusion in industrial and transport activities in South America, and the diffusion throughout European navies. What was at stake was the transformation of oil into a geostrategic good and the triggering of an international race for the seizure of fossil fuels.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Total Unit Energy Consumption of a Car with a Hybrid Drive System in Real Operating Conditions

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3966
Author(s):  
Jarosław Mamala ◽  
Michał Śmieja ◽  
Krzysztof Prażnowski
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Electric Drive ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Hybrid Drive ◽  
Total Unit ◽  
Unit Energy ◽  
Unit Energy Consumption

The market demand for vehicles with reduced energy consumption, as well as increasingly stringent standards limiting CO2 emissions, are the focus of a large number of research works undertaken in the analysis of the energy consumption of cars in real operating conditions. Taking into account the growing share of hybrid drive units on the automotive market, the aim of the article is to analyse the total unit energy consumption of a car operating in real road conditions, equipped with an advanced hybrid drive system of the PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) type. In this paper, special attention has been paid to the total unit energy consumption of a car resulting from the cooperation of the two independent power units, internal combustion and electric. The results obtained for the individual drive units were presented in the form of a new unit index of the car, which allows us to compare the consumption of energy obtained from fuel with the use of electricity supported from the car’s batteries, during journeys in real road conditions. The presented research results indicate a several-fold increase in the total unit energy consumption of a car powered by an internal combustion engine compared to an electric car. The values of the total unit energy consumption of the car in real road conditions for the internal combustion drive are within the range 1.25–2.95 (J/(kg · m)) in relation to the electric drive 0.27–1.1 (J/(kg · m)) in terms of instantaneous values. In terms of average values, the appropriate values for only the combustion engine are 1.54 (J/(kg · m)) and for the electric drive only are 0.45 (J/(kg · m)) which results in the internal combustion engine values being 3.4 times higher than the electric values. It is the combustion of fuel that causes the greatest increase in energy supplied from the drive unit to the car’s propulsion system in the TTW (tank to wheels) system. At the same time this component is responsible for energy losses and CO2 emissions to the environment. The results were analysed to identify the differences between the actual life cycle energy consumption of the hybrid powertrain and the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light-Duty Test Procedure) homologation cycle.

Reexamining the Automobile’s Past: What Were the Critical Factors That Determined the Emergence of the Internal Combustion Engine as the Dominant Automotive Technology?

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 58-71
Author(s):  
Constantine Hadjilambrinos
Keyword(s):  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Electric Motor ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Automotive Technology ◽  
Key Factor

At the end of the 19th-century three technologies had emerged as sources of motive power for the automobile: steam, internal combustion, and electric motors. In 1900, in the United States and around the world, each of these powered a roughly equal number of automobiles. Thus, the early period of automobile development offers fertile ground for the study of technological path choice. At that time, it appeared that the electric motor was poised to become the dominant automotive technology. However, the internal combustion engine achieved this status instead. Although a large number of studies have examined the history of the automobile with a view to determining the reasons for the emergence of the internal combustion engine as the dominant technology for the car engine (especially its choice over the electric motor), no consensus has emerged of what the critical factors were. A close reexamining of the history allows us to identify the years 1900-1904 as the period during which the automobile’s technological path was determined. A review of the conditions prevailing during this period and the stages of development of the sociotechnical systems in which each of the alternative automotive technologies was embedded helps us identify the aspiration for touring as the key factor fixing the path for the technological development of the automobile from that point on.

Electrifying Ride-Hailing in the United States, Europe, and Canada: How to Enable Ride-Hailing Drivers to Switch to Electric Vehicles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Lazer ◽  
Sadanand Wachche ◽  
Ryan Sclar ◽  
Sarah Cassius
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
The United States ◽  
Charging Infrastructure ◽  
Transportation Emissions ◽  
Ev Charging

Efforts to reduce transportation emissions through electrification can accelerate their impact by focusing on intensively used vehicles. Vehicles driven on ride-hailing platforms such as Uber and Lyft are intensively used, and their distinct charging patterns can support the development of essential electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. However, vehicles used for ride-hailing are often missed by actions to electrify other intensively used vehicles, and an array of disparately available financial incentives, EV models, and charging options produce a complicated landscape where it is often unclear whether an EV costs more or less than an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle or is suitable for ride-hailing. As a result, in U.S., European, and Canadian cities, the share of EVs among vehicles used for ride-hailing is often lower than or similar to the share of EVs in the overall vehicle stock. This paper identifies the largest barriers that prevent ride-hailing drivers from accessing EVs and analyzes ways that governments, industry and other stakeholders can tackle those barriers. It includes city scorecards that evaluate 10 U.S., European and Canadian cities on their progress towards dismantling these barriers, using an original methodology and data from Uber.

908 Electric Energy Consumption during Cranking Process of Internal Combustion Engine

2006 ◽  
Vol 2006.43 (0) ◽  
pp. 305-306
Author(s):  
Takahiro MIYASHITA ◽  
Kazuhiro OYO ◽  
Tatuya NISHINAKA ◽  
Koji KOREMATSU ◽  
Junya TANAKA
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Electric Energy Consumption

scholarly journals Fuels for Automobiles: The Sustainable Future

2021 ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Olumide A. Towoju
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Synthetic Fuels ◽  
The Future ◽  
Petroleum Derivatives

The future of internal combustion engine-powered automobiles hangs in the balance unless clean fuels are available in commercial quantities. Electricity-powered vehicles will displace the internal combustion engine-powered automobiles. However, electricity-powered vehicles are yet to meet some of the automobile demands. A paradigm shift with attendant infrastructural change is necessary for its adoption. Synthetic fuels promise to be the solution. Their invention dates back to the early twentieth century when the concern was not about climate change. The search for alternative fuels later metamorphosed to when fossil fuels reserve depletion and petroleum derivatives cost became a concern. The alternatives were made available in biofuels. The prevailing challenge is now climate change. It is the consequence of the emission of greenhouse gases from the combustion of petroleum derivatives in automobiles. Synthetic fuels show the potential of coming to the rescue despite the prevailing hurdles. The future holds a potential promise of converting greenhouse gas (CO2) to liquid fuels that will allow little or no disruptions to the current transportation infrastructure network. It is, therefore, necessary to encourage further studies on the production of synthetic fuels. The environmental and economic benefits of commercially available synthetic fuels promise to be enormous.

Fatigue Strength Detection Method for Crankshaft of Vehicle Internal Combustion Engine Based on Dynamics

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cangku Guo
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Dynamic Load ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Load Spectrum

To accurately determine the load boundary conditions required for the finite element calculation of crankshaft fatigue strength, a dynamic-based fatigue strength detection method for the crankshaft of the automotive internal combustion engine is proposed. Taking a certain type of automotive internal combustion engine as the research object, the multi-body system dynamics model of crank-connecting rod mechanism is established and the dynamic load spectrum of a crankshaft in a working cycle of the internal combustion engine is obtained through dynamic simulation analysis. The load boundary conditions of crankshaft finite element analysis are obtained and the finite element model which can simulate the contact state between crankshaft and bearing is established. The crankshaft fatigue strength is based on the dynamic load spectrum. Degree detection provides load boundary, the fillet sub-model is constructed and the stress distribution of the fillet sub-model under 12-unit displacement loads is obtained by calculating the stress field. The working fatigue safety factor of the crankshaft under dynamic stress is calculated. The analysis results show that the detection error of the proposed method is less than 5% under different noise intensities and the average energy consumption is lower than that of the comparative detection methods, which are 251.37 J and 617.37 J respectively and shows that the proposed method has strong anti-interference and low energy consumption.

Effect of Biofuels on Quality of Engine Oil

2014 ◽  
Vol 1030-1032 ◽  
pp. 414-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kateřina Veselá ◽  
Martin Pexa ◽  
Jakub Mařík ◽  
Petr Valášek
Keyword(s):  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Spark Ignition Engines ◽  
Passenger Vehicle ◽  
Analysis Engine

EU is heading to efforts to promote the use of biofuels. Biofuels are replaced fossil fuels only partially. They are produced by a mixture of fossil fuels and biofuels. For spark ignition engines, the most widely used biofuel E85, a fuel containing 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. The more biologist is contained in the fuel is thus suffer more from oil charge combustion engine. Therefore, in the paper presented a comparison of the properties of the oil filling when using of fossil fuels (currently contains a small amount of the fuel ethanol) and E85 biofuel. Were monitored passenger vehicle brand Saab 95, namely engine B235 R. From the car was removed a total of 10 samples of engine oil. One part of the samples were removed during operation of the internal combustion engine to the biofuel E85 and the second at operation of the internal combustion engine currently available fossil fuel BA95. The internal combustion engine is used for lubricating motor oil Mobil 1 0W-40th Analysis engine oil are focused on the evaluation of viscosity, density and lubricity.

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