This book provides an in-depth exploration of E-fuels and their potential to transform the transport sector. The book covers a range of critical topics, including the chemical kinetics of E-fuels, hydrogen production methods, and the role of ammonia as a sustainable fuel. It also compares E-fuels with electric vehicles in terms of their effectiveness in reducing emissions. Additionally, the book addresses the technological advancements in hydrogen production, fuel injection techniques, and electrofuels, while highlighting the integration of power electronics for efficient fuel production. The chapters include comprehensive analyses, experimental studies, and simulation results, offering valuable insights into sustainable fuel solutions for the future of transportation. Through its wide-ranging contributions, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and policymakers focused on decarbonizing the transport sector.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Sustainable, Scalable and Storable E-Fuels
for Decarbonising Transport Sector.
Chapter 2: Chemical Kinetic Modeling to
Study the Ignition and Oxidation of E-Fuels.
Chapter 3: Different Hydrogen
Production Methods and the As-sociated Potential Anthropogenic Hydrogen
Releases along the Entire Hydrogen Value Chain.
Chapter 4: Green Hydrogen: A
Review on Recent Advancement on Production and Storage Techniques.
Chapter
5: Integrated Power Electronics Solutions for Sustainable, Scalable, and.-
Chapter 6: Storable E-Fuel Production in Decarbonizing Transport.
Chapter 7:
Hydrogen Production Methods and Injection Techniques in Internal Combustion
Engines.
Chapter 8: Thermodynamic Properties of an Oval Shape New Flame
Casing Implemented/Deployed Over a Gas Stove Burner: A Simulation Study.-
Chapter 9: E-Fuels and Electric Vehicles for Decarbonizing Transport Sector:
A Comparative Analysis.
Chapter 10: Comprehensive Analysis of Electrofuels
(e-fuels) as Sustainable Fuels from Renewable Electricity.
Chapter 11: Wear
Assessment in Biodiesel-Fuelled Compression Ignition Engines: Impact on
Critical Components.
Chapter 12: Sustainable Smart City and Artificial
Intelligence: A Bibliometric Analysis.
Chapter 13: Comparative analysis of
utilising diesohol and diesel-biohol blends in an diesel engine - An
experimental approach.
Chapter 14: Challenges in the Integration of Ammonia
and Hydrogen as Alternative Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines.
Dr. Nikhil Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India. He is Lab In-Charge of I.C Engine Laboratory and is looking after overall management of I.C Engine Research group. He received his PhD degree from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 2018 and M-Tech degree from NIT- Hamirpur in 2012. After his Ph.D. he was awarded Senior Research Associateship by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India) to pursue research at IIT Kanpur. He was awarded the Research fellowship of Swedish Energy Agency for pursuing postdoctoral research at Chalmers University of technology, Sweden in 2018 for two years. He is the recipient of best Ph.D. thesis award (2017) and young scientist award (2018) from International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, India.
Dr Camille. Hespel is Dr, Associate professor at the University of Orleans in PRISME laboratory since September 2009. These main research interests during 15 years are optical diagnostics development, study of spray, droplet vaporization, Diesel and Biofuel combustion, and more particularly the influence of fuel properties on the injection and the impact of air-fuel mixing on the combustion. In this context, she participated in the supervision of 5 PhD students since 2009 and co-author of 20 publications. She is participating in ADONIS project in EIG CONCERT-Japan (8th Call for Projects in the field of Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy). She has participated in two national projects: ANR DEVACOL (Diagnostics of vaporization of liquid fuels) and ANR ECN-France (Engine Combustion Network). She was the initiator and holder of regional project (ECOSIF: 200k) on the behavior of Diesel injector on cold condition.
Dr. Snehasish Panigrahy received his Ph.D. degree in July 2018 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. Earlier he completed his Master of Technology degree from the same institute in June 2014. During his Ph.D., he had directed a lot of efforts towards utilization of porous medium technology for cheaper and (environmentally) clean cooking applications. After obtaining the doctoral degree he spent nearly three years at Combustion Chemistry Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland working with Prof. Henry J. Curran as a postdoctoral fellow.
Dr. Paramvir Singh currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Agartala. He completed postdoctoral research in Combustion Chemistry Center at the National University of Ireland, Galway, in 2022, followed by another postdoc focusing on fuels and combustion at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. In 2019, he was a visiting postdoc in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Sheffield, UK. He earned his Master's and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, India, in 2013 and 2019, respectively. His research interests span a wide range of topics, including renewable energy, fuel, combustion systems, emission control, gasification, and waste-to-energy technologies. He has a prolific publication record, with more than 50 research articles in international journals and conferences, as well as five book chapters and monographs.
Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal is Director at IIT Jodhpur. He obtained his Undergraduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering (1994) from Malviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur, and his MTech (Energy, 1996) and PhD (Energy, 1999) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. After his Post-Doctoral Fellowship (1999 2001) at the ERC, UW, Madison, USA, he returned to India in 2001 and joined IIT Kanpur. Prof. Agarwal has established a state-of-the-art "Engine Research Laboratory" at IIT Kanpur. Prof. Agarwal is interested in researching IC engines, combustion, conventional and alternative fuels, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, particulates and emission control, and large bore engines. Prof. Agarwal has published over 550+ peer-reviewed international journal and conference papers, 65 edited books, and 129 book chapters, attracting 18300+ Scopus and 27400+ Google Scholar citations. For his outstanding contributions, Prof. Agarwal is conferred upon Sir J C Bose National Fellowship (2019) by SERB, Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2016) in Engineering Sciences, Rajib Goyal Prize in Physical Sciences (2015); NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award (2012); INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award (2012); INSA Young Scientist Award (2007); UICT Young Scientist Award (2007); INAE Young Engineer Award (2005); Devendra Shukla Research Fellowship (2009-12), Poonam and Prabhu Goyal Endowed Chair Professorship (2013-16), SBI Endowed Chair Professorship (2018-21, 2022-25) at IIT Kanpur. He is an elected Fellow of TWAS, SAE, ASME, INAE, ISEES, RSC, NASI, WSSET, AAAS and Combustion Institute USA.
