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Study finds engines emit exhaust nanoparticles even when not fueled during engine braking

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Exhaust particle size distributions measured by ELPI (color map) and particle concentration measured by CPC (white line) during individual engine braking conditions (speed change from 32 km/h to 0 km/h). The starting point of engine braking is marked by a vertical green line, and the end point is marked by a vertical red line.

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Study finds particulates from auxiliary vehicle heaters can be up to 1000 times higher than from idling gasoline engines

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Researchers from Tampere University and the University of Eastern Finland have found that the particulate emissions of auxiliary heaters can be up to a thousand times higher than the particulate emissions of idling gasoline vehicles. Their open-access study is published in the journal Atmosphere. Karjalainen et al.

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First online measurement of gaseous sulfuric acid in diesel exhaust helps clarify role in formation of nucleation particles

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Researchers in Germany and Finland report the first online measurement of gaseous sulfuric acid (GSA) in the exhaust gas of a modern heavy-duty diesel engine in an effort to quantify the role of low-vapor-pressure gases in the formation of nucleation particles (NUP). of hydrocarbons) significantly. —Arnold et al.

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Neste: use of our renewable fuels reduced global climate emissions by 8.3 million tons in 2017

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Replacing fossil fuels with Neste’s renewable fuels reduced global climate emissions altogether by a 8.3 The emission reduction is calculated by comparing the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of the renewable fuels that Neste produces in a year to the life cycle emissions of conventional European diesel.

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Study finds Neste renewable diesel significantly reduces PM emissions in off-road mobile machinery; lower number and mass

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A study led by researchers at Tampere University of Technology in Finland found that the use of neat Neste MY Renewable Diesel in working machines—a Wille 355B compact utility machine and Wille 855C multi-purpose wheel-loader—efficiently reduces particulate matter emissions compared to EN590 diesel with 7% biodiesel.

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Study shows renewable diesel from crude tall oil is a high quality drop-in fuel for off-road engines

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A team from the University of Vaasa (Finland) and UPM-Kymmene Corporation has examined how the blends of fossil and renewable diesel produced from crude tall oil (CTO) affect the performance and exhaust emissions of the modern common-rail off-road diesel engine. No engine or parameter modifications were made.

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Ricardo investigating potential for its split-cycle engine in large engine market

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Ricardo is exploring the value proposition for applications of its novel split-cycle combustion engine ( earlier post ). Ricardo, in collaboration with the University of Brighton, has been developing the split-cycle engine with an eye toward improving the thermal efficiency of heavy-duty engines. Gurr (2016). Click to enlarge.

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