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Decreasing Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Gas Emissions in Transportation Sensing, Control and Reduction of Emissions  Cover Image E-book E-book

Decreasing Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Gas Emissions in Transportation [electronic resource] : Sensing, Control and Reduction of Emissions / by Michael Palocz-Andresen.

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  • ISBN: 9783642119767
  • Physical Description: XXIII, 318 p. 121 illus. online resource.
  • Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : 2013.
Subject: Engineering.
Electronics.
Environmental protection.
Engineering.
Automotive Engineering.
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.

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From the Contents: Statistics of road vehicles

Development state of the art and vehicle technology
Improvement of technology in road vehicles
Propulsion system
Combustion engines
Spark ignition engines
Self ignition engines
Diesel engines for light commercial vehicles
Future direction of development
Vehicle electrical equipment and vehicle electronics
OBD in vehicles with spark ignition engine
OBD in vehicles with self ignition engine
Characteristic properties of fuels
Determination of fuel consumption in vehicles
Emissions analysers
Quality control of vehicles
Introduction of new fuels
Improvements in the traffic organization
Changes in the urban environment
Education of Eco-driving
Role of the road vehicle industry for the social conditions in the society
Air transport
Statistics of airplanes
Airframe weight reduction
Aerodynamics in airplanes
Propulsion system
Certification in air traffic
Maintenance of airplanes
Safety and responsibility by fuel planning in the aviation
Navigations
Alternative fuels to kerosene
Reduction of the climate efficiency of the air traffic
Emissions from jet engines near airports
Decreasing of costs.

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