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Porous Medium Applications in Internal Combustion Engines: A Review

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Internal combustion engines nowadays account for a sizable portion of greenhouse gas emissions and the depletion of fossil fuel resources. This issue challenges researchers to develop strategies for optimizing the performance of internal combustion engines. Since numerous studies have demonstrated its remarkable effect on reducing engine emissions and increasing engine efficiency, the concept of porous medium application in internal combustion engines has attracted considerable interest. This paper aims to review the fundamental concepts of porous medium application in internal combustion engines and the numerical and experimental results of the research. While it has been established that the field is sufficiently significant, there is still a need for more comprehensive and reliable experiments that can provide feasible directives.

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  • A comprehensive review of the researches focusing on the porous medium application in internal combustion engines is presented.

  • Most of the researchers have emphasized the benefits of the porous medium application in internal combustion engines.

  • The exhaust emissions reduction is the primary outcome of the porous medium application in the engines.

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Abbreviations

BDC:

Bottom Dead Center

CFD:

Computational Fluid Dynamics

CO:

Carbon Monoxide

CVC:

Constant Volume Chamber

DI:

Direct Injection

EGR:

Exhaust Gas Recirculation

HC:

Hydrocarbon

HCCI:

Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition

IC:

Internal Combustion

NOx :

Nitrogen Oxide

PM:

Porous Medium

PM engine:

Porous Medium Engine

PMC:

Porous Medium Combustion

Ppm:

Parts per million

SFC:

Specific Fuel Consumption

SiC:

Silicon Carbide

TDC:

Top Dead Center

Compression Ratio:

\({r}_{c} , \varepsilon\)

Clearance Volume:

\({V}_{c}\)

Displacement Volume:

\({V}_{d}\)

Thermal efficiency:

\(\eta\)

Porosity:

\(\varphi\)

Fuel to air ratio:

\(\Phi\)

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Aboujafari, M., Valipour, M.S., Hajialimohammadi, A. et al. Porous Medium Applications in Internal Combustion Engines: A Review. Transp Porous Med 141, 799–824 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01750-2

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