Public Perception and Acceptance of Diesel-Powered Passenger Cars in Malaysia: An Initial Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 663 ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Muhammad Faiz Abdul Hamid ◽  
Wan Mohd Faizal Wan Mahmood ◽  
Mohd Radzi Abu Mansor ◽  
Shahrir Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Engine Reliability

Globally, the transport sector consumes the biggest share of the fuel supply. Common fuels used in the transport sector are petrol and diesel. Diesel engines have been proven to be more advantageous over gasoline engines, in the aspects of fuel efficiency and engine reliability. The use of diesel passenger cars is very popular in European countries compared to Malaysia. A wider use of diesel-powered cars in Malaysia may benefit the car users, government and the country. The study of the causes of the low percentage of diesel-powered car usage in Malaysia was examined in this present study by using the latest data available in the literature, and by conducting a survey to measure the perceptions and views of the Malaysian public towards diesel-powered passenger cars. Results of this study showed that most of the respondents admitted that diesel engines give more savings. However, respondent perception that diesel-powered cars emit noise and high air pollution of the environment is the main reason Malaysians not choosing diesel-powered cars.

scholarly journals An overview of cold start emissions from direct injection spark-ignition and compression ignition engines of light duty vehicles at low ambient temperatures

2013 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-103
Author(s):  
Piotr BIELACZYC ◽  
Andrzej SZCZOTKA ◽  
Joseph WOODBURN
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Driving Cycle ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Ambient Temperatures

Spark-ignition (SI) engines are highly susceptible to excess emissions when started at low ambient temperatures, a phenomenon which has been widely discussed in the literature. Direct injection diesel engines feature a markedly different fuelling and combustion strategy, and as such their emissions behaviour is somewhat different from gasoline engines. The excess emissions of diesel engines at low ambient temperatures should also differ. The aim of this study was to compare excess emissions of gaseous and solid pollutants over a legislative driving cycle (the New European Driving Cycle, NEDC) following cold start at a low ambient temperature for both engine types. This paper examines emissions at low ambient temperatures with a special focus on cold start; emissions are also compared to start-up at a higher ambient temperature (24 °C). The causes of excess emissions andfuel consumption are briefly discussed. A series of tests were performed on European Euro 5 passenger cars on a chassis dynamometer within an advanced climate-controlled test laboratory at BOSMAL Automotive Research and Development Institute, Poland. Emissions data obtained over the Urban Driving Cycle by testing at 24 °C and at -7 °C, are presentedfor a selection ofmodern Euro 5 gasoline and diesel vehicles representative of the European passenger carfleet. A full modal emissions analysis was also conducted at 24 °C and at -7 °C over the NEDC. Emissions andfuel consumption were substantially higher at -7 °C than at 24 °C.

scholarly journals Trends in Gasoline Engines Technology

2005 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Hubert FRIEDL ◽  
Paul KAPUS
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Phase Shifter ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Charge Motion ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Improve Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Variable Valve

The development of vehicle powertrains is increasingly challenged by emission legislation and by the end-users’ fueleconomy demands. In order to meet these requirements it is necessary to continuously improve existing powertrains and to develop totally new generations of engines. For Gasoline engines in passenger cars the most important task is to improve fuel efficiency. Therefore, a big variety of different technologies potentially can be applied. The system range from simple variable charge motion and low cost variable valve timing devices up to highly sophisticated systems like fully variable valve actuation systems and also combustion with auto ignition (HCCI). Direct Gasoline Injection systems of Generation 1 (wall guided systems) and even more the systems of Generation 2 (spray guided systems) improve fuel efficiency, but the significant oncosts for NOx exhaust aftertreatment have to be taken into consideration. Due to its full load benefits homogeneous DGI is a preferred solution for high performance engines as well as in combination with turbocharging for downsizing/downrating concepts. The combination of turbocharging, direct injection and cam phase shifter has proven to be a highly attractive package combining good fuel economy with fun to drive. The different gasoline engines technologies will have to be applied according to the specific needs of their application and brand specific requirements. Even keeping high performance characteristics, fuel consumption will be reduced continuously and future legislative limits can be met. However, system complexity and cost will increase.

scholarly journals RESEARCH OF RATIONAL VARIANTS OF MODERNIZATION OF ARMORED TROOP-CARRIER BTR-70

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (37) ◽  
pp. 60-68
Author(s):  
R. Kaidalov ◽  
◽  
I. Strashnyi ◽  
G. Marenko ◽  
�. Dikikh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Gear Ratio ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Armored Vehicle

Currently, the National Guard of Ukraine and other power structures of the state are actively working on the acquisition of subdivisions with modern weapons, including armored vehicles. For objective reasons, such work cannot be done in a short time, therefore, the BTR-70 armored troop-carrier, developed and adopted in the seventies of the last century, is still in operation in significant numbers. An analysis of the design of the armored troop-carrier indicates that its power plant has structural features that do not fully meet modern approaches to the design of such weapons and, moreover, the vehicles have practically exhausted their assigned resource. However, the experience of operating the BTR-70, including in the combat zone, testifies that the potential capabilities and maintainability inherent in its design make it possible to use the armored troop-carrier even after the end of its intended resource, although the aforementioned complicates and increases the cost of operation. One of the ways to solve this problem is the modernization of the power plant of the armored troop-carrier, in particular, the replacement of gasoline engines with modern diesel engines and the improvement of the transmission design. In the course of the study, traction and speed properties of the armored vehicle in the standard configuration and when equipped with two D245.30E2 engines and Deutz engines are calculated and estimated. As a change in the design of the transmission, the option of replacing the standard gearbox with a gearbox with an overdrive is considered. It was found that equipping an armored personnel carrier with modern diesel engines in both cases leads to a significant increase in traction properties and an improvement in the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. However, due to the fact that the crankshaft speed of diesel engines is approximately 25-30 % lower than the corresponding frequency of gasoline engines, the maximum speed of an armored personnel carrier with diesel engines is limited by the design of the transmission and is about 70 km / h. This does not meet modern requirements for machines of this type, therefore, as an option; it is proposed to install a step-up reducer (divider) at the inlet of the gearbox. In this case, it is possible to reduce the gear ratio of the transmission in higher gears and, accordingly, increase the maximum speed of the armored troop-carrier on paved roads.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Transport Sector CO2 Emissions in Eastern European Countries: An LMDI Decomposition Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Souhir Abbes
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2

In this paper, we use the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) to apply decomposition analysis on Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions from transport systems in seven Eastern European countries over the period between 2005 and 2015. The results show that “economic activity” is the main factor responsible for CO2 emissions in all the countries in our sample. The second factor causing increase in CO2 emissions is the “fuel mix” by type and mode of transport. Modal share and energy intensity affect the growth of CO2 emissions but in a less significant way. Finally, only the “population” and “emission coefficient” variables slowed the growth of these emissions in all the countries, except for Slovenia, where the population variable was found to be responsible for the increase in CO2 emissions. These results not only contribute to advancing the existing literature but also provide important policy recommendations.

scholarly journals Progress in the Use of Biobutanol Blends in Diesel Engines

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3215
Author(s):  
David Fernández-Rodríguez ◽  
Magín Lapuerta ◽  
Lizzie German
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Electronic Control Unit ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Particulate Matter Emissions ◽  
Production Techniques ◽  
Road Freight Transportation ◽  
Advanced Production

Nowadays, the transport sector is trying to face climate change and to contribute to a sustainable world by introducing modern after-treatment systems or by using biofuels. In sectors such as road freight transportation, agricultural or cogeneration in which the electrification is not considered feasible with the current infrastructure, renewable options for diesel engines such as alcohols produced from waste or lignocellulosic materials with advanced production techniques show a significant potential to reduce the life-cycle greenhouse emissions with respect to diesel fuel. This study concludes that lignocellulosic biobutanol can achieve 60% lower greenhouse gas emissions than diesel fuel. Butanol-diesel blends, with up to 40% butanol content, could be successfully used in a diesel engine calibrated for 100% diesel fuel without any additional engine modification nor electronic control unit recalibration at a warm ambient temperature. When n-butanol is introduced, particulate matter emissions are sharply reduced for butanol contents up to 16% (by volume), whereas NOX emissions are not negatively affected. Butanol-diesel blends could be introduced without startability problems up to 13% (by volume) butanol content at a cold ambient temperature. Therefore, biobutanol can be considered as an interesting option to be blended with diesel fuel, contributing to the decarbonization of these sectors.

Optimal Dual-Mode Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain Architecture Design for a Variety of Loading Scenarios

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alparslan Emrah Bayrak ◽  
Yi Ren ◽  
Panos Y. Papalambros
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Hybrid Electric Vehicle ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Architecture Design ◽  
Optimization Strategy ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Hybrid Electric ◽  
Distribution Of Power ◽  
Architecture Development ◽  
Vehicle Powertrain

A hybrid-electric vehicle powertrain architecture consists of single or multiple driving modes, i.e., connection arrangements among engine, motors and vehicle output shaft that determine distribution of power. While most architecture development work to date has focused primarily on passenger cars, interest has been growing in exploring architectures for special-purpose vehicles such as vans or trucks for civilian and military applications, whose weights or payloads can vary significantly during operations. Previous findings show that the optimal architecture can be sensitive to vehicle weight. In this paper we investigate architecture design under a distribution of vehicle weights, using a simulation-based design optimization strategy with nested supervisory optimal control and accounting for powertrain complexity. Results show that an architecture under a single load has significant differences and lower fuel efficiency than an architecture designed to work under a variety of loading scenarios.

Urban Transportation Planning for Air Quality Management: Case Study in Delhi, India, of Role of Social and Economic Costs in Welfare Maximization of Mobility Choice

2002 ◽  
Vol 1817 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolin Kokaz ◽  
Peter Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
Management Case Study

Recent economic expansion and population growth in developing countries have had a big impact on the development of large cities like Delhi, India. Accompanied by Delhi’s rapid spatial growth over the last 25 years, urban sprawl has contributed to increased travel. The vehicle fleet projected at current growth rates will result in more than 13 million vehicles in Delhi in 2020. Planning and managing such a rapidly growing transport sector will be a challenge. Choices made now will have effects lasting well into the middle of the century. With such rapid transport growth rates, automobile emissions have become the fastest increasing source of urban air pollution. In India, most urban areas, including Delhi, already have major air pollution problems that could be greatly exacerbated if growth of the transport sector is managed unwisely. The transport plans designed to meet such large increases in travel demand will have to emphasize the movement of people, not vehicles, for a sustainable transportation system. Therefore, a mathematical model was developed to estimate the optimal transportation mix to meet this projected passenger-km demand while satisfying environmental goals, reducing congestion levels, and improving system and fuel efficiencies by exploiting a variety of policy options at the minimum overall cost or maximum welfare from transport. The results suggest that buses will continue to satisfy most passenger transport in the coming decades, so planning done in accordance with improving bus operations is crucial.

Fuel Efficiency – Challenges and Innovations in Emulsified Fuel Technology

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Ng ◽  
Kaisa Honkanen
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Combustion Efficiency ◽  
Secondary Atomization ◽  
Emulsified Fuel ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Marine Diesel ◽  
Initial Fuel ◽  
Fuel Technology

Emulsified fuel technology has been developed since the early 1980’s to the improve combustion efficiency of marine diesel engines by creating a secondary atomization effect after the initial fuel injection. The main challenge is to measure the improved sfoc of ships accurately and reliably. This paper presents a proposed method to measure the sfoc accurately and reliably to the order of 1%. Electronic governor also poses new challenge to measuring the sfoc of ships burning emulsified fuel. Meanwhile, fuel types supplied to ship owners are of increased varying properties although still complying to ISO8217 standard. This paper describes the innovations in emulsified fuel technology that were developed to meet these challenges.

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