| Autore |
Palocz-Andresen Michael
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| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Berlin, : Springer, 2013
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (333 p.)
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| Disciplina |
629.25
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| Collana |
Green energy and technology
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| Soggetto topico |
Motor vehicles - Fuel consumption
Greenhouse gas mitigation
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| ISBN |
1-283-93472-8
3-642-11976-X
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
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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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437779703321 |
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Decreasing fuel consumption and exhaust gas emissions in transportation : sensing, control and reduction of emissions / / Michael Palocz-Andresen
