Review of high efficiency and clean reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion in internal combustion engines

This article covers key and representative developments in the area of high efficiency and clean internal combustion engines. The main objective is to highlight recent efforts to improve (IC) engine fuel efficiency and combustion. Rising fuel prices and stringent emission mandates have demanded cleaner combustion and increased fuel efficiency from the IC engine. This need for increased efficiency has placed compression ignition (CI) engines in the forefront compared to spark ignition (SI) engines. However, the relatively high emission of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) emitted by diesel engines increases their cost and raises environmental barriers that have prevented their widespread use…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy
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  Caterpillar
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  Princeton University
• UG
  University Grants Commission
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  Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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  Sandia National Laboratories