International Journal of Alternative Propulsion  (IJAP)

Call For papers

Special Issue on: "Fuels and Combustion in Engines"- Joint Call for Papers with International Journal of Vehicle Design

Guest Editors:
Dr. Hakan Serhad Soyhan, Sakarya University, Turkey
Prof. Gautam Kalghatgi, Shell Technology Centre, UK
Prof. Cem Sorusbay, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Recent standards aim to not only reduce consumption but also lower emissions by using better mixture preparation and combustion control. This requires understanding the chemistry of combustion in detail. Hybrids with a lean-burn process using alternative fuels may combine a combustion engine with electric motors and batteries and may allow the engine to make use of a wide range of fuels such as kerosene, diesel, alcohol, or soy bean oil.

The aim of this special issue is to bring all topics and all the scientific/technological approaches in the fields of “fuels” and “combustion in engines”. Relevant sources of information on alternative fuel vehicles, electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and personal transportation vehicles, as well as the technologies for fuel economy, are only some of the examples. The Special Issue is open to all submissions, and will also contain selected papers from FCE`09 conference to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 8-9, 2009 (www.fce.sakarya.edu.tr).

   Subject Coverage

Suitable topics involving fuels and combustion in engines include but are not limited to:

• Oils and gases
• Synthetic fuels
• Biofuels
• Natural gas
• Oil shale
• Petroleum
• Hydrogen fuels
• Carbon with applications to fuel energy
• Catalytic combustion
• Combustion synthesis
• Combustion under extreme conditions
• Ignition, extinction
• Flame propagation
• Flame structure
• Instabilities and swirl
• Flame spread
• Development and validation of reaction kinetics,
• Reduction of reaction mechanisms
• Modelling of combustion systems
• Multi-phase reactants
• Experimental, theoretical, and computational studies of laminar and turbulent combustion phenomena,
• Premixed and non-premixed flames
• Advances in diagnostic and computational methods in combustion,
• Novel techniques and state-of-the art applications
• Fundamental investigations of combustion technologies and systems
• New concepts

   Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page

   Important Dates

Submission of full paper: 31 December, 2009

   Editors and Notes

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please go to Online Submissions of Papers. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. (Please include in your email the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor).