Alternative Fuels and Engines (AFE)

AFE includes technology subjects such as:

  • Utilization of alternative fuels including natural gas, LPG, hydrogen, alcohol, DME, bio fuels, and more,
  • Alternative fuel resources and productions,
  • Alternative-fueled engine combustion, emissions, tribology, and more,
  • Measurements, experiments, analysis, and designs,
  • Electric vehicles,
  • Fuel-cell power plants and vehicles,
  • Hybrid power plant and the systems,
  • Future trend of alternative fuels in Japan,
  • and much more

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AFE - TABLE OF CONTENTS

APR 2010
1.INVESTIGATION INTO FUEL ECONOMY IMPROVEMENT FOR HYBRID TRUCKS IN COMMERCIAL OPERATION
2.LEAN SI-CI COMBUSTION OF PRIMARY REFERENCE FUEL WITH HYDROGEN SUPPLEMENT
3.IMPROVEMENT OF HYDROGEN COMBUSTION WITH A HIGH-PRESSURE, DIRECT-INJECTION OF HYDROGEN
4.IMPROVEMENT OF DUAL-FUEL COMBUSTION WITH OPTIMIZATION OF DIESEL FUEL INJECTION PARAMETERS
5.DUAL-FUEL OPERATION OF LOW-CALORIFIC WOODY BIOMASS GAS
6.INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MULTIPLE ANTI-OXIDATION ADDITIVES IN BIODIESEL FUEL
7.PERFORMANCE OF ENGINE OIL USED IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OPERATED ON B5
JAN 2010
1.FACTORS LIMITING THE OPERATING RANGE OF THE NATURAL GAS PCI ENGINE
2.A LOW-COST ALTERNATIVE TO CONTROL OF PCI COMBUSTION IN A NATURAL GAS ENGINE
3.UREA SCR PERFORMANCE OF A DIESEL ENGINE OPERATED ON BIODIESEL FUEL
4.OIL DETERIORATION IN A BIODIESEL-FUELED DIESEL ENGINE INVESTIGATED THROUGH ENGINE TESTING
5.VAPORIZATION CHARACTERISTICS OF ETHANOL BLENDS AND IMPROVEMENT OF COLD STARTABILITY
6.COLD-START IMPROVEMENT FOR A 0.66-L SPARK-IGNITION DI ENGINE OPERATING ON ETHANOL
7.TOYOTA LPG ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH A LIQUID-PHASE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
OCT 2009
1.DIESEL FUEL COMBUSTION WITH A HYDROGEN SUPPLEMENT FOR REDUCED NOX
2.A PRE-CHAMBER SPARK-PLUG DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF A LARGE OPEN-CHAMBER NATURAL GAS ENGINE
3.INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHEMISTRY OF FASTER COMBUSTION IN A LPG ENGINE
4.FIELD TEST RESULTS OF A LPG VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A LIQUID-PHASE LPG INJECTION SYSTEM
5.COMBUSTION AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS IN A MODERN DIESEL ENGINE OPERATED ON BIODIESEL BLENDS
6.A TEST PROTOCOL CONSIDERED FOR A PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE
7.A COMPACT DRIVE UNIT DEVELOPED FOR HONDA’S FCEV
JUL 2009
1.PCI COMBUSTION CONTROL WITH A HYDROGEN SUPPLEMENT AND LOW-OCTANE FUEL
2.PCI COMBUSTION of ALCOHOL COMBUSTION WITH PARTIAL OXIDATION
3.MIXING PROCESS OF ETHANOL BLEND OBSERVED WITH LOCAL AIR/FUEL RATIO NEAR A SPARK PLUG
4.MIXING PROCESS OF ETHANOL BLEND OBSERVED WITH LOCAL AIR/FUEL RATIO NEAR A SPARK PLUG
5.INVESTIGATION INTO LOW-NOX COMBUSTION IN A LPG ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH A LIQUID-PHASE LPG INJECTION SYSTEM
6.IMPROVEMENT OF THERMAL EFFICIENCY IN A LIQUID-PHASE, LPG-INJECTED ENGINE WITH A HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIO
7.DETERIORATION OF ENGINE OIL DILUTED WITH BDF INVESTIGATED THOUGH LABORATORY TESTS
APR 2009
1.COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS IN A DIESEL ENGINE OPERATING ON CELLULOSE LIQUEFIED FUEL
2.ENGINE OIL DEVELOPED FOR A BIODIESEL-FUELED DIESEL ENGINE
3.IMPROVEMENT OF AN E85 ENGINE WITH VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION FOR COLD START AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS
4.POTENTIAL OF A LOW-NOx AND HIGH-FUEL-ECONOMY HYDROGEN-FUELED ENGINE FOR MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLE APPLICATION
5.POTENTIAL OF IMPROVING HYDROGEN-FUELED ENGINE PERFORMANCE WITH LOWER INJECTION PRESSURE
6.A RETURN-LESS LPG INJECTION SYSTEM FOR LIQUID-PHASE FUEL
7.A FUEL INJECTION NOZZLE DEVELOPED FOR LPG INJECTION IN LIQUID PHASE
JAN 2009
1.EMISSIONS CHARACTERISTICS OF B100 BLENDED WITH LOW-BOILING POINT FUELS
2.EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF A VEHICLE OPERATED ON OXIDIZED BIODIESEL FUEL
3.IMPROVEMENT OF DIESEL COMBUSTION WITH ETHANOL PORT INJECTION
4.BEARING PERFORMANCE IN AN ETHANOL-FUELED ENGINE
5.SPARK-TIMING CONTROL OF A HYDROGEN-FUELED ENGINE WITH A HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM
6.OBSERVATION OF JET CHARACTERISTICS FOR A HYDROGEN ENGINE
7.INVESTIGATION INTO CO2 REDUCTION POTENTIAL IN PLUG-IN HEVS
OCT 2008
1.BATTERY RECHARGE WITH INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER FOR A HYBRID CITY BUS
2.EVALUATION OF A LPG ENGINE WITH LIQUID-PHASE INJECTION FOR PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS
3.PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF A SMALL NATURAL GAS ENGINE WITH PCI COMBUSTION
4.CONTROL OF HYDROGEN DIESEL COMBUSTION WITH DME SUPPLEMENT AND INJECTION TIMING
5.COMBUSTION KNOCK PHENOMENA IN A SI HYDROGEN ENGINE
6.INVESTIGATION INTO PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS IN A DIESEL ENGINE OPERATING ON WASTE COOKING OIL
7.PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ENGINE OIL DILUTED WITH A BIOFUEL BLEND
JUL 2008
1.JAPAN’S APPROACHES TO REDUCE EXHAUST EMISSIONS AND CO2 IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
2.TECHNICAL ISSUES AND POTENTIAL OF BIOMASS-FUELED VEHICLES
3.A BIOGAS-FUELED ENGINE WITH DIESEL PILOT
4.ENGINE OIL PERFORMANCE IN A BIODIESEL-FUELED ENGINE
5.A DIRECT-INJECTION, HYDROGEN-FUELED, HEAVY-DUTY ENGINE WITH THREE COMBUSTION MODES
6.INVESTIGATION INTO NOX AFTERTREATMENT FOR A HYDROGEN-FUELED HEAVY-DUTY ENGINE
7.DEMONSTRATION OF A HYDROGEN ENGINE WITH ARGON RECIRCULATION FOR HIGH THERMAL EFFICIENCY WITH NO EXHAUST GAS
APR 2008
1.RESEARCH INTO MODELING TO ESTIMATE BIOFUEL DEMAND IN ASIAN COUNTRIES
2.COMBUSTION AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS CHARACTERISTICS OF A CLEAN DIESEL ENGINE OPERATED ON RME BLEND
3.HYDROGENATED BIODIESEL FUEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FAME
4.JAPAN'S CONSIDERATION OF METHANE HYDRATE AS A FUTURE ENERGY RESOURCE
5.TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED TO SWITCH BETWEEN SI AND PCI COMBUSTION IN A NATURAL GAS ENGINE
6.HYDROGEN PCI COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH DME SUPPLEMENT
7.OPTIMIZATION OF A GTL-FUELED DIESEL ENGINE FOR LOWER EXHAUST EMISSIONS AND BETTER FUEL ECONOMY
JAN 2008
1.ARGON-HYDROGEN ENGINE DEVELOPED FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY
2.RESEARCH INTO COMPRESSION-IGNITION COMBUSTION OF DIRECT INJECTED HYDROGEN
3.SPLIT INJECTION TO BETTER CONTROL MIXTURE FORMATION IN A DI HYDROGEN ENGINE
4.COMBUSTION IN A HIGHLY BOOSTED BIODIESEL-FUELED ENGINE WITH HIGH EGR
5.CARBON DEPOSIT CHARACTERISTICS IN DIESEL ENGINE OPERATION ON RME BLENDS
6.RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LOCATION OF COMBUSTION KNOCK AND MIXTURE DISTRIBUTION IN A LARGE NATURAL GAS ENGINE
7.A DME-FUELED 1,250-KW DIESEL ENGINE FOR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
OCT 2007
1.EXHAUST HEAT RECIRCULATION DEVELOPED FOR BETTER FUEL ECONOMY OF HEV
2.A TURBOCHARGED-NATURAL GAS ENGINE OPERATING ON PCI COMBUSTION
3.PCI COMBUSTION IN A MULTI-CYLINDER NATURAL GAS ENGINE WITH SPARK IGNITION
4.REFORMULATION OF BIODIESEL FUEL FOR IMPROVED OXIDATION STABILITY
5.INVESTIGATION INTO DETERIORATION OF BIODIESEL FUEL THROUGH LABORATORY TESTS
6.IMPROVEMENT OF DME ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS WITH PILOT INJECTION AND EGR
7.LUBRICANT ADDITIVES FOR DME TO IMPROVE WEAR AND LEAKAGE CHARACTERISTICS
JUL 2007
1.DI HYDROGEN ENGINE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT WITH HIGH BOOST AND LEAN BURN
2.PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF A DI HYDROGEN ENGINE
3.IGNITION CONTROL WITH HYDROGEN IN DME PCI COMBUSTION
4.IMPROVEMENT OF EXHAUST EMISSIONS IN A BIODIESEL-FUELED ENGINE
5.INVESTIGATION INTO STORAGE STABILITY OF BIODIESEL FUELS
6.CONTROL OF GASOLINE PCI COMBUSTION WITH ETHANOL
7.CONTROL OF LOAD CHANGE IN A NATURAL GAS PCI COMBUSTION ENGINE
APR 2007
1.SPRAY AND COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF BIODIESEL FUEL BLENDED WITH LOW-BOILING-POINT FUEL
2.AN INDEX TO EVALUATE OXIDATION STABILITY OF BIODIESEL FUEL
3.COMBUSTION OF BIOGAS WITH BIODIESEL PILOT AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS
4.PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF A DI HYDROGEN ENGINE WITH INJECTION AND IGNITION TIMING CONTROLS
5.COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SELF-IGNITED HYDROGEN
6.PERFORMANCE, EMISSIONS, AND COLD STARTABILITY OF AN ETHANOL ENGINE
7.THERMAL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN A SUPER-CHARGED, LEAN-BURN, NATURAL GAS ENGINE WITH A PRECHAMBER
JAN 2007
1.PCI COMBUSTION OF ETBE-BLENDED DIESEL FUEL FOR SMOKE-NOx-FREE OPERATION WITH HIGH THERMAL EFFICIENCY
2.IMPROVEMENT OF DME COMBUSTION AND LUBRICITY WITH DIESEL BLEND
3.GTL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON DI DIESEL COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS
4.PRODUCTION OF PALM OIL-BASED DIESEL FUEL WITH A PETROLEUM REFINERY PROCESS
5.NATURAL GAS PCI COMBUSTION IN A SMALL COGENERATION ENGINE WITH INTERNAL EGR
6.LIGHT-DUTY HYBRID ELECTRIC TRUCK IMPROVEMENTS AT HINO
7.AN ON-BOARD EXHAUST ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM VIA RANKINE CYCLE FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE
OCT 2006
1.PCI COMBUSTION ON DME WTH CO2 AND HYDROGEN SUPPLEMENTS
2.RESEARCH INTO EGR EFFECTS ON EXPANDING PCI COMBUSTION OF H2 WITH A DME SUPPLEMENT
3.THERMAL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN A HYDROGEN ENGINE WITH DIRECT INJECTION
4.APPLICATION OF NATURAL GAS PCI COMBUSTION TO A MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE
5.FUEL MIXING EFFECTS ON NATURAL GAS ENGINE PERFORMANCE
6.EXPANSION OF PCI COMBUSTION OPERATION WITH LIGHTER GTL INTO HIGHER LOAD
7.HYBRID BUS POWERED BY A PCI COMBUSTION DIESEL ENGINE
JUL 2006
1.DISI HYDROGEN ENGINE COMBUSTION AND PERFORMANCE
2.A HYDROGEN INJECTION SYSTEM DEVELOPED USING A DIESEL COMMON-RAIL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
3.HEAT RECOVERY OF ENGINE COOLANT AND POWER GENERATION BASED ON RANKINE CYCLE
4.HONDA’S 1.3L GASOLINE ENGINE DEVELOPED FOR 2006 HYBRID VEHICLE APPLICATION
5.COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS OF A SUPERCHARGED DUAL-FUEL NATURAL GAS ENGINE
6.EMISSIONS REDUCTION IN A BIODIESEL-FUELED ENGINE WITH ETHANOL AND EGR
7.PARTICULATE COMPONENTS IN A HIGHLY BOOSTED, BIODIESEL-FUELED DI DIESEL ENGINE
APR 2006
1.A DISI ENGINE OPERATED ON A MIXTURE OF HYDROGEN AND GASOLINE
2.HYDROGEN PCI COMBUSTION WITH A DME SUPPLEMENT
3.CONTROL OF PCI COMBUSTION ON DME WITH METHANE SUPPLEMENT
4.A HEAVY-DUTY DME-FUELED TRUCK
5.BIODIESEL COMBUSTION IN A HIGHLY BOOSTED DIESEL ENGINE WITH HIGH EGR
6.BIODIESEL COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS CHARACTERISTICS IN A PRODUCTION ENGINE
7.POWER GENERATION CONTROL OPTIMIZED FOR BETTER FUEL ECONOMY OF A SERIES HEV
JAN 2006
1.CLEAN GASOLINE PRODUCTION FROM GTL
2.GTL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON GASEOUS EMISSIONS AND PM SIZE AND NUMBER
3.CHARACTERIZATION OF GTL EXHAUST EMISSIONS THROUGH PARAMETRIC TESTS
4.MK COMBUSTION WITH GTL TO IMPROVE DI DIESEL EMISSIONS AND PERFORMANCE
5.REGULATED AND UNREGULATED EMISSIONS EXAMINATIONS IN BIODIESEL-FUELED VEHICLES
6.FILTER PLUGGING PROBLEMS OF PME-BASED BDF BLENDS IN A COLD CLIMATE
7.GASEOUS AND PM EMISSIONS IN A LOW-EMISSION HEAVY-DUTY CNG ENGINE
OCT 2005
1.IMPROVEMENT OF NATURAL GAS PCI COMBUSTION WITH INTERNAL EGR
2.CNG OPERATION OF TOYOTA'S DI GASOLINE ENGINE
3.BIO-DIESEL ENGINE'S EXHAUST EMISSIONS INVESTIGATED FOR SEASONAL EFFECTS
4.COMBUSTION AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS CHARACTERISTICS OF PME-ETHANOL BLENDS
5.DME COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT WITH A HIGH-PRESSURE COMMON-RAIL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
6.PM EMISSIONS IN A DME DIESEL ENGINE EVALUATED FOR FUTURE EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE
7.A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF A DIRECT DME FUEL CELL
JUL 2005
1.COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT IN A PRECHAMBER NATURAL GAS ENGINE
2.A METHOD TO CONTROL COMBUSTION IN A PRECHAMBER NATURAL GAS ENGINE
3.ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS OF A SMALL DI HYDROGEN ENGINE
4.THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF A STRATIFIED-CHARGE HYDROGEN ENGINE
5.A BIO-DIESEL-FUELED ENGINE: SELF-REGENERATION OF A DPF AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS
6.PARTICULATE EMISSIONS IN A DME DIESEL ENGINE
7.A METHOD TO MEASURE EXHAUST EMISSIONS IN A HEAVY-DUTY HEV
APR 2005
1.HYBRID CITY BUSES OPERATED IN JAPAN
2.REDUCTION OF HEV VIBRATION AT ENGINE START
3.ANALYSIS OF EMISSIONS FORMATION IN PCI COMBUSTION OF NATURAL GAS
4.EXPANSION OF PCI COMBUSTION OPERATING RANGE WITH TWO FUELS
5.STOICHIOMETRIC COMBUSTION OF DIRECT-INJECTED HYDROGEN
6.LPG-FUELED PASSENGER CAR WITH A LIQUID-PHASE INJECTION SYSTEM
7.REDUCTION OF EXHAUST EMISSIONS WITH CETANE IMPROVER IN BIODIESEL FUEL COMBUSTION
JAN 2005
1.HYDROGEN ENGINE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION
2.ENGINE SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT WITH PCI COMBUSTION OF ON-BOARD REFORMED GAS
3.PREMIX COMPRESSION IGNITION COMBUSTION OF NATURAL GAS IN A SMALL ENGINE
4.A DI NATURAL GAS DIESEL ENGINE-POWERED VEHICLE DEVELOPED AT ISUZU
5.A DI NATURAL GAS SPARK-IGNITED ENGINE-POWERED VEHICLE DEVELOPED AT NISSAN DIESEL
6.EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF A SMALL DIESEL ENGINE OPERATED ON BIODIESEL-BLENDS
7.DIESEL COMBUSTION CHARACTERIZATION OF PALM OIL AND DME BLENDS
OCT 2004
1.A REVIEW OF RESULTS FROM THE ADVANCED CLEAN ENERGY VEHICLE (ACEV) PROGRAM
2.A DME ENGINE DEVELOPED FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC BUS APPLICATION
3.A DME ENGINE-POWERED HYBRID ELECTRIC BUS DEVELOPED AT HINO
4.NOx REDUCTION IN A DME ENGINE WITH INJECTION RATE CONTROL
5. NOx REDUCTION IN DME ENGINES WITH EGR AND NOx STORAGE CATALYST
6.RESEARCH INTO PCI COMBUSTION OF PREMIX DME
7.NISSAN'S FUEL CELL SUV
JUL 2004
1.EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRODUCING ENERGY EFFICIENT AND CLEAN VEHICLES
2.TRENDS IN HEV TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
3.HYBRID ELECTRIC TRUCK POWERED BY A CNG CERAMIC ENGINE
4.FLYWHEEL BATTERY AND NATURAL GAS ADSORPTION STORAGE DEVELOPED FOR HONDA'S HEV
5.NATURAL GAS PCI COMBUSTION CONTROL WITH INTERNAL EGR AND EXHAUST VALVE TIMING
6.A LONG-LIFE SPARK PLUG DEVELOPED FOR APPLICATION IN A NATURAL GAS COGENERATION ENGINE
7.EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SPRAY COMBUSTION OF BIO-DIESEL FUELS
APR 2004
1.NOx EMISSIONS IN A RETROFIT DME DIESEL ENGINE
2.DME PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION PLANS IN JAPAN
3.HYDROGEN JET COMBUSTION AND ANALYSIS
4.AN OPTIMUM SPARK-IGNITION METHOD FOR HYDROGEN AND NATURAL GAS JETS
5.A SIMULATION STUDY OF APPROACHES TO IMPROVE HEV FUEL ECONOMY
6.A PRACTICAL METHOD TO OPTIMIZE AN HEV DRIVING SCHEDULE FOR IMPROVED FUEL ECONOMY
7.INVESTIGATION INTO AN HEV FUEL ECONOMY MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE
JAN 2004
1.HINO’S INDIRECT SERIES/PARALLEL, HEAVY-DUTY HEV POWERED BY A DME ENGINE
2.MITSUBISHI’S SERIES/PARALLEL, LIGHT-DUTY HEV POWERED BY A CNG ENGINE
3.FUEL EFFECTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A GASOLINE REFORMER FOR A FUEL CELL
4.BIO-DIESEL FUEL EMISSIONS WITH AN OXIDATION CATALYST
5.NATURAL GAS PCI COMBUSTION CONTROL WITH FORMALDEHYDE
6.HIGH-PRESSURE CNG JET CHARACTERISTICS
7.LPG DIESEL SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS
OCT 2003
1.HINO'S HEV SYSTEMS DEVELOPED FOR LIGHT-DUTY AND HEAVY-DUTY APPLICATIONS
2.EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FUEL-CELL HE BUS BY TOYOTA AND HINO
3.REAL-WORLD BIO-DIESEL VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS
4.GTL SPRAY COMBUSTION AND LUBRICITY CHARACTERISTICS
5.DME SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS IN HIGH -TEMPERATURE AND HIGH-PRESSURE AMBIENT
6.DME DIESEL COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT FOR HIGH-LOAD OPERATION
7.OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A NON-THROTTLED H2-NATURAL GAS ENGINE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY
JUL 2003
1.EVALUATION OF GASOLINE REFORMING CHARACTERISTICS FOR FUEL CELL STUDY
2.FUEL CELL DETERIORATION DUE TO SULFUR IN GASOLINE REFORMED GAS
3.FUEL CELL DETERIORATION DUE TO IMPURITIES IN METHANOL REFORMED GAS
4.A SIMULATION OF VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY IMPROVED BY A MOTOR-GENERATOR SYSTEM
5.ANALYSIS OF STRATIFIED-CHARGE LPG COMBUSTION
6.DEVELOPMENT OF A MILLER-CYCLE GAS HEAT PUMP ENGINE
7.VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS OF A LIQUID-PHASE LPG-INJECTED ENGINE
APR 2003
1.TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROGEN FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATION
2.ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN JET MIXING IN A SWIRLING FLOW FIELD
3.PREMIX HYDROGEN COMBUSTION WITH ADVANCED DIESEL FUEL PILOT INJECTION
4.DME SUPPLY AND ENGINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN JAPAN
5.COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF DME PREMIX COMPRESSION IGNITION
6.DME FLOW CHARACTERISTICS INSIDE AN INJECTION NOZZLE
7.NISSAN'S ELECTRIC FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM
JAN 2003
1.PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS OF A GTL-FUELED DIESEL ENGINE
2.COMBUSTION AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF A BIO-DIESEL-FUELED DIESEL ENGINE
3.COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF VEGETABLE OILS IN A DIESEL ENGINE
4.DME/METHANE PCI COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS AT VARIOUS COMPRESSION RATIOS
5.SPRAY FORMATIONS AND COMBUSTION OF DME IN A DIESEL ENGINE
6.CHARACTERISTICS OF PCI COMBUSTION OF DME WITH H2 AND CO SUPPLEMENTS
7.HONDA'S 1.3L GASOLINE ENGINE DEVELOPED FOR HEV APPLICATION
OCT 2002
1.BELT-DRIVEN ENGINE STARTING SYSTEM WITH BRAKE ENERGY RECOVERY FUNCTION
2.MOTOR-ASSIST SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR A FOUR-DOOR HEV SEDAN AT HONDA
3.HYBRID ELECTRIC CITY BUS SYSTEM IMPROVED AT HINO
4.DME-FUELED BUS DEVELOPED AT ISUZU DME-FUELED BUS DEVELOPED AT ISUZU
5.LPG LIQUID-PHASE INJECTION AND SI ENGINE PERFORMANCE
6.DI NATURAL GAS PCI COMBUSTION AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS
7.A NATURAL GAS ENGINE WITH A HYDROGEN SUPPLEMENT
JUL 2002
1.NISSAN DIESEL’S HEV WITH IMPROVED CAPACITOR SYSTEM
2.A DOUBLE-LAYERED CAPACITOR FOR HEV APPLICATION
3.POTENTIAL OF THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY FOR EVs AND HEVs
4.ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR FUEL CELL USE
5.TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN GAS-TO-LIQUID FUEL UTILIZATION
6.LOW HEAT REJECTION ENGINE OPERATED ON COOKING OIL WASTE
7.PREMIX COMPRESSION IGNITION COMBUSTION OF BUTANE
APR 2002
1.GLOW-ASSISTED DI NATURAL GAS ENGINE COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENTS
2.PCI COMBUSTION OF LEAN NATURAL GAS MIXTURE
3.PART-LOAD PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN A DUAL-FUEL ENGINE
4.PERFORMANCE OF A NATURAL GAS LOW-HEAT-REJECTION ENGINE
5.TWO-STROKE DI ENGINE WITH LOW-PRESSURE NATURAL GAS INJECTION
6.PREMIX DME PCI COMBUSTION CONTROL WITH INJECTED WATER/ALCOHOL
7.EVs AND HEVs CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN JAPAN
JAN 2002
1.JAPAN'S LEGISLATIVE EFFORT IN FUEL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT
2.THE POTENTIAL OF A POWERPLANT ALTERNATIVE TO THE CONVENTIONAL EV
3.CHARACTERISTICS AND NOx REDUCTION OF DME-FUELED DIESEL COMBUSTION
4.ANALYSIS OF PCI COMBUSTION WITH DIMETHYL ETHER
5.ANALYSIS OF PCI COMBUSTION WITH NATURAL GAS
6.PRECISION GAS FLOW CONTROL OF A LEAN-BURN GAS ENGINE
7.REFUELING STATIONS FOR NATURAL GAS VEHICLES IN JAPAN
OCT 2001
1.AUTOMOTIVE POWERPLANTS OF THE 21STCENTURY
2.HYBRID ELECTRIC CITY BUS DEVELOPED BY MITSUBISHI
3.IMPROVEMENTS IN TOYOTA'S HYBRID ELECTRIC PASSENGER CAR SYSTEM
4.CETANE IMPROVER FOR LPG-FUELED DIESEL ENGINE
5.CURRENT RESEARCH ON DME UTILIZATION SYSTEMS
6.IMPROVEMENT OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE WITH A THINNER SEPARATOR
7.RESEARCH INTO HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT IN A HYDROGEN-FUELED ENGINE
JUL 2001
1. NISSAN ENGINEERS DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
2. CURRENT FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
3. BIOFUEL UTILIZATION SYSTEMS AND ENGINES
4. NATURAL GAS RESOURCES AND AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES
5. A COMBUSTION KNOCK-TOLERANT COMBUSTION SYSTEM FOR A SPARK-IGNITED NATURAL GAS ENGINE
6. LPG SPRAY COMBUSTION
7. PCI COMBUSTION OF DME AND METHANOL REFORMED GAS
APR 2001
1.FUTURE POTENTIAL OF FUEL CELL AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
2.MOTOR-ASSISTED HYBRID POWERPLANT SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY HONDA
3.LOW-PRESSURE DME INJECTED IN DIESEL COMBUSTION
4.OBSERVATION OF LIQUID AND GAS PHASES IN A METHANOL SPRAY
5.THE EFFECTS OF AIR MOTION ON COMBUSTION OF METHANOL REFORMED GAS
6.RICH-LEAN COMBUSTION IN A HYDROGEN-FUELED GAS TURBINE ENGINE
7.THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF A DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL AND MEASUREMENT OF LOW METHANOL CONCENTRATIONS
JAN 2001
1.RESEARCH TRENDS IN ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE
2.A COMBUSTION SYSTEM FOR A DUAL-FUEL LPG-DIESEL ENGINE
3.A DIRECT-INJECTION LNG COMBUSTION SYSTEM FOR HEAVY-DUTY APPLICATION
4.LEAN NATURAL GAS PCI COMBUSTION CONTROL WITH EGR
5.A MEDIUM-DUTY HYBRID ELECTRIC TRUCK WITH A CAPACITOR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
6.SERIES HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR HIGHER FUEL EFFICIENCY
7.INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL
OCT 2000
1.COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS OF BIO-DIESEL FUEL WITH HIGH-PRESSURE INJECTION IN A DI DIESEL ENGINE
2.COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS OF DIMETHOXYMETHANE IN A DI DIESEL ENGINE
3.DME COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS: COMMON RAIL INJECTION AND LOW-PRESSURE INJECTION
4.FUEL INJECTION CHARACTERISTICS OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS: LPG AND DME
5.COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF H2-CO GAS PRODUCED FROM SHREDDER DUST
6.NATURAL GAS-FUELED STATION WAGON AND CITY BUS
7.VALVE AND SEAT INSERT DESIGNS FOR GASEOUS FUELED ENGINES
JUL 2000
1.CNG ENGINE-POWERED, HYBRID-ELECTRIC BUS DEVELOPED BY NISSAN DIESEL
2.CLEAN CAR DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AT TOYOTA
3.PREMIX COMPRESSION IGNITION OF LPG AND NATURAL GAS
4.HIGH-SPEED, HYDROGEN-FUELED ENGINE COMBUSTION AND PERFORMANCE
5.FUTURE PROSPECTS OF ALTERNATIVE ENGINES AND CARS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMY
6.THE EV RIDE-SHARING SYSTEM IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
7.PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DETERIORATION OF POWER GENERATION IN A FUEL CELL VEHICLE
APR 2000
1.SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF FUEL ECONOMY FOR VARIOUS HEV TYPES
2.NISSAN'S HEV WITH CVT
3.THE FUEL CELL: CHARACTERISTICS OF PEFC AND CITY COMMUTER CAR DESIGN
4.COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT OF A DUAL-FUEL NATURAL GAS ENGINE
5.A NON-THROTTLE LEAN-BURN NATURAL GAS ENGINE WITH AN IGNITION CHAMBER
6.COMBUSTION OF STRATIFIED GAS MIXTURE
7.EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN A SPARK-IGNITED NATURAL GAS ENGINE
JAN 2000
1.SINGLE-POINT INJECTION LPG ENGINE DEVELOPMENT AND DI LPG COMBUSTION RESEARCH
2.COMBUSTION OF LEAN NATURAL GAS-MIXTURE PREMIX COMPRESSION IGNITION
3.A HEV POWERED BY A METHANOL-REFORM GAS ENGINE: PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS CHARACTERISTICS
4.COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY STUDY OF A PREMIX HYDROGEN ENGINE
5.JAPAN'S NCV21 NATIONAL PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FOR A SUPER-MINI CITY COMMUTER CAR
6.AN ULTRA-LIGHT HEV DESIGN STUDY
7.THE INTEGRATED MOTOR-ASSIST HYBRID SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR THE HONDA INSIGHTTM
OCT 1999
1.HINO'S HEAVY-DUTY HYBRID-ELECTRIC BUS
2.BRAKING SYSTEMS WITH ENERGY RECOVERY FOR EV AND HEV APPLICATIONS
3.A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION
4.CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED FOR A PRODUCTION HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
5.BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR EV AND HEV APPLICATIONS
6.PARTIAL PREMIX COMPRESSION IGNITION IN A DI METHANOL ENGINE
7.DME INJECTION AND IGNITION CHARACTERISTICS IN A DI DIESEL ENGINE
JUL 1999
1.PRODUCTION MILLER-CYCLE NATURAL GAS ENGINE
2.MEDIUM-DUTY NATURAL GAS TRUCK ENGINE
3.COMPRESSION-IGNITION OF PREMIX NATURAL GAS
4.EVALUATION TECHNIQUE FOR VALVE-SEAT WEAR AND LOW-POLLUTION VALVE SEAT
5.PREMIX HYDROGEN ENGINE EFFICIENCY AND HYBRID VEHICLE APPLICATION
6.TRANSAXLE DEVELOPED FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
7.THE CAPACITOR-TYPE BATTERY AND ENERGY RECOVERY
APR 1999
1.HIGHLY EFFICIENT, CLEAN VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT AND BIOMASS UTILIZATION
2.CURRENT ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
3.KEY THECHNOLOGIES FOR FUEL-CELL DEVELOPMENT
4.METHODS TO EXTEND THE LEAN-LIMIT OF NATURAL GAS ENGINES
5.A DME-FUELED COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE
6.HYBRID VEHICLE WITH CVT AND HIGH-POWER LITHIUM-ION BATTERY
7.PREDICTIVE TOOLS FOR EVALUATING EV AND HEV PERFORMANCE
JAN 1999
1.THE FUTURE OF CNG VEHICLES IN JAPAN
2.A SMALL, CLEAN VEHICLE POWERED BY A NATURAL GAS ENGINE
3.PERFORMANCE AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF A DUAL-FUEL, LEAN NATURAL GAS ENGINE
4.DIRECT-INJECTED NATURAL GAS ENGINES: LATE INJECTION AND TWO-STAGE INJECTION
5.CHARACTERISTICS OF LEAN-BURN LPG COMBUSTION
6.DME DIESEL OPERATION AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS
7.ALTERNATIVE ENGINES FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES
OCT 1998
1.DI DIESEL ENGINE OPERATED ON DME AND PROPANE FUELS
2.SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS OF DME AND DME BLEND
3.TWO-STROKE ENGINE OPERATED ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS
4.COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS CHARATERISTICS OF DIRECT-INJECTED NATURAL GAS
5.COMBUSTION OF A LEAN-BURN NATURAL GAS ENGINE
6.LPG FUEL MIXTURE PREPARATION
7.CERAMIC GAS TURBINE DEVELOPMENT FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND COGENERATION APPLICATIONS
JUL 1998
1.PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN NATURAL GAS ENGINES
2.NOX REDUCTION CATALYST FOR LEAN-BURN NATURAL GAS ENGINE
3.HIGH-PRESSURE GAS JET STUDY FOR A DI GAS ENGINE
4.BATTERY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FOR HYBRID VEHICLE APPLICATION
5.POWERTRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM OF A HYBRID VEHICLE
6.HYBRID VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY FOR A COMFORTABLE RIDE
7.NISSAN'S MICRO ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT
APR 1998
1.FUEL ECONOMY IMPROVEMENT IN A HYBRID VEHICLE
2.THE FUTURE OF NATURAL GAS ENERGY IN ALTERNATIVE-FUELED VEHICLES
3.IMPROVEMENT OF NATURAL GAS ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS
4.NATURAL GAS FUEL COMPOSITION AND CONDITIONS AFFECTING ENGINE PERFORMANCE
5.POSITIVE IGNITION OF NATURAL GAS JET IN CYLINDER
6.AFTERTREATMENT OF A LEAN-BURN NATURAL GAS ENGINE
7.EMISSIONS ANALYSIS OF A METHANOL DI DIESEL ENGINE
JAN 1998
1.TOYOTA HYBRID SYSTEM WITH HIGH EXPANSION RATIO ENGINE
2.FUEL-EFFICIENT, HIGH-PERFORMANCE HYBRID VEHICLES
3.HYBRID AND ELECTRIC COMMUTER VEHICLES
4.POTENTIAL OF CO2 REDUCTION IN FUTURE VEHICLES
5.PREMIX COMPRESSION IGNITION IN A METHANOL ENGINE
6.METHANOL SPRAY IGNITION WITH A GLOW PLUG
7.VEHICULAR APPLICATION OF A NATURAL GAS PRESSURE REGULATOR
OCT 1997
1.COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT IN A PRECHAMBER LEAN-BURN GAS ENGINE
2.COMBUSTION CHARACTERIZATION IN AN OPEN-CHAMBER GAS ENGINE
3.GAS ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS IMPROVEMENT
4.PREMIX COMPRESSION-IGNITION COMBUSTION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN A TWO-STROKE ENGINE
5.PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS OF A DME DIESEL ENGINE
6.BATTERY AND EV TECHNOLOGY
7.EV'S ACCESSORY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
JUL 1997
1.THE MILLER-CYCLE NATURAL GAS ENGINE
2.A PRECHAMBER LEAN-BURN NATURAL GAS ENGINE
3.MULTI-POINT NATURAL GAS INJECTION
4.HYDROGEN ENGINE AND HYDROGEN SUPPLEMENT GAS ENGINE
5.INTAKE CHARGE EFFECT ON DI METHANOL ENGINE
6.HYBRID POWER-PLANT VEHICLES
7.JAPAN'S CERAMIC GAS TURBINE PROJECT FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION
APR 1997
1.HIGHLY EFFICIENT, LOW-NOX GAS ENGINE
2.THE MILLER SYSTEM AND SUPERCHARGING FOR GAS ENGINES
3.STRATIFIED-CHARGE NATURAL GAS ENGINE COMBUSTION
4.FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION
5.COMBUSTION KNOCK DETECTION IN NATURAL GAS ENGINES
6.LPG ENGINES
7.A GLOW-ASSISTED, DIRECT-INJECTION, METHANOL COMBUSTION SYSTEM
JAN 1997
1.COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT FOR STATIONARY NATURAL GAS ENGINES
2.THREE-WAY CATALYST PERFORMANCE IN A NATURAL GAS ENGINE
3.EXHAUST EMISSIONS REDUCTION IN A METHANOL ENGINE THROUGH EGR
4.HYDROGEN LEAN COMBUSTION AND VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT
5.AUTOMOTIVE, CERAMIC GAS-TURBINE ENGINE
6.HYBRID POWER PLANTS: THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATION
7.A PRACTICAL ELECTRIC MICRO-VAN BY SUBARU
OCT 1996
1.TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN ADVANCED NATURAL GAS ENGINES
2.THE DIRECT-INJECTION NATURAL GAS ENGINE
3.CHARACTERISTICS OF COMBUSTION IN A DUAL-FUEL NATURAL GAS ENGINE
4.PREMIX COMPRESSION-IGNITION COMBUSTION IN A METHANOL TWO-STROKE ENGINE
5.LEAN NOX CATALYST DEVELOPMENT FOR METHANOL DIESEL ENGINE APPLICATION
6.DEVELOPMENT IN HYBRID POWERPLANT VEHICLES
7.HYDROGEN ENGINE COMBUSTION STUDY
JUL 1996
1.CLEAN DIESEL ENGINE DEVELOPMENT: NATURAL GAS AND METHANOL FUELS
2.LEAN-BURN CHARACTERISTICS OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS
3.A PRE-CATALYST SYSTEM FOR AN ALCOHOL DIESEL ENGINE
4.HIGH EFFICIENT CERAMIC NATURAL GAS ENGINE WITH NOVEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM
5.METHANOL FUEL COMBUSTION IN A SUPERCHARGED-SI ENGINE AND A DI DIESEL ENGINE
6.BACKFIRE PROBLEMS AND A DI HYDROGEN ENGINE WITH PILOT DIESEL INJECTION
7.HYDROGEN ENGINE RESEARCH AT MUSASHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY--FINAL REPORT IN THE SERIES
APR 1996
1.NATURAL GAS MIXTURE FORMATION IN PRE-CHAMBER AND OPEN-CHAMBER
2.ISUZU'S NATURAL GAS VEHICLES
3.RAPESEED OIL EMULSION-FUELED ENGINE
4.MITI'S ALTERNATIVE FUELS PROJECTS
5.HYDROGEN ENGINE RESEARCH AT MUSASHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY--SERIES
6.HYBRID-POWER PLANT VEHICLES
7.ELECTRIC VEHICLE
JAN 1996
1.AUTOMOTIVE NATURAL GAS ENGINES
2.NATURAL GAS MIXTURE PREPARATION
3.COMBUSTION IN A DUAL-FUEL ENGINE
4.LPG DIESEL ENGINE
5.GLOW-ASSISTED METHANOL DI DEISEL ENGINE
6.RAPESEED OIL-FUELED DIESEL ENGINE
7.HYDROGEN ENGINE RESEARCH AT MUSASHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY--SERIES
OCT 1995
1.COMBUSTION STABILITY IN A NATURAL GAS ENGINE
2.LOW NOX STATIONARY NATURAL GAS ENGINES
3.ALTERNATIVE-FUELED TWO-STROKE ENGINES
4.NATURAL GAS COMPOSITION: ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS
5.A NOVEL METHOD TO REDUCE EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF A METHANOL ENGINE
6.HYDROGEN ENGINE RESEARCH AT MUSASHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY--SERIES
7.DIESEL-ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLE
JUL 1995
1.FUTURE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FOR VEHICLES AND CLEAN FUELS FOR DIESEL ENGINES
2.CNG AND LPG ENGINE
3.HIGH EFFICIENCY NATURAL GAS ENGINES
4.MIXING EFFECTS ON NATURAL GAS ENGINE COMBUSTION
5.POPULARIZATION AND RELIABILITY OF METHANOL VEHICLES
6.TWO-STROKE METHANOL ENGINE
7.HYDROGEN ENGINE RESEARCH AT MUSASHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY--SERIES
APR 1995
1.NATURAL GAS AND METHANOL VEHICLES POPULARIZATION IN JAPAN
2.LEAN-BURN NATURAL GAS ENGINE WITH PRECHAMBER COMBUSTION
3.NATURAL GAS ENGINE EXHAUST CATALYST AND AIR/FUEL RATIO CONTROL
4.METHANOL ENGINE EMISSIONS CONTROL AND HYBRID COMBUSTION
5.GLOW-ASSISTED METHANOL DIESEL ENGINE
6.LOW NOX METHANOL DIESEL ENGINE WITH DIMETHYL ETHER TORCH IGNITION
7.METHANOL ENGINE COMPONENT WEAR
8.HYDROGEN ENGINE RESEARCH AT MUSASHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY--SERIES
JAN 1995
1.NATURAL GAS FUEL ENERGY SYSTEM
2.DUAL-FUEL NATURAL GAS ENGINE
3.LEAN-BURN NATURAL GAS ENGINE
4.COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT IN A METHANOL DIESEL ENGINE
5.TWO-STROKE CYCLE METHANOL ENGINE
6.HEAT-INSULATED METHANOL ENGINE
7.HYDROGEN ENGINE RESEARCH AT MUSASHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY--SERIES
OCT 1994
1.PRODUCTION CNG VEHICLES
2.NATURAL GAS ENGINE RESEARCH AT JARI
3.NATURAL GAS MIXTURE FORMATION IN AN ENGINE CYLINDER
4.COMPRESSION-IGNITION METHANOL ENGINE WITH DIMETHYL ETHER
5.GLOW-ASSISTED DIRECT-INJECTION METHANOL ENGINE
6.COLD START IMPROVEMENT FOR A METHANOL ENGINE
7.HYDROGEN ENGINE RESEARCH AT MUSASHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY--SERIES
8.THE CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL
JUL 1994
1.ALTERNATE-FUELED DIESEL ENGINE
2.ALTERNATE-FUELED TWO-STROKE CYCLE ENGINE
3.NATURAL GAS-FUELED EGNINE COMBUSTION
4.COMPRESSION-IGNITION METHANOL ENGINE
5.ATER-TREATMENT
6.HYDROGEN UTILIZATION
7.LPG UTILIZATION
8.HYBRID-ENGINE POWERED VEHICLE