RESEARCH

The future technologies for our research interests comprise of, but not limited to the followings:

Alternative fuels for internal combustion engines (ICE) including other renewable energies for propulsion of vehicles i.e. biodiesel, hydrous bio-ethanol, hydrogen, bio-oil, ethanol-diesel mixture, hydrogen-diesel mixture, and so on.
After-treatment technology for emission reduction from the combustion in ICE. Development of after-treatment devices for alternative fuels.
Engine verification and calibration on engine dynamometer. Development of an engine that can run with various alternative fuels.
Engine thermal management.
Fuel jet-spray investigation.
Fuel reforming, to reform any hydrocarbon-oxygenated fuels into hydrogen-rich gas to combust in ICE using catalysts.
Engine lubrication. Reducing friction losses in machines.
Improving turbocharger performance.
Combustion, combustor, injector and external combustion engines.
Engine and vehicle control systems. Development of products that control engines running with bi- or tri- fuels.
Vehicle structural design and analysis of strength of vehicle parts.
Vehicle safety issues.
Vehicle testing on chassis dynamometer.
Third generation biodiesel production.
Gas oil production by pyrolysis of plastic or waste.
Energy conservation in industrial and household buildings.

Portable hydrolyser for automotive application.
Development of oil-water separator prototypes for waste water from public kitchen.
The application of hydrolyser with diesel vehicle for energy saving and pollution reduction.
A study of type and optimum quantity of catalyst for biodiesel production.
Water purifier for flood victims.
A development of vehicle for student formula competition.
Design and construction of a portable low speed data acquisition system for temperature, pressure and humidity in automotive test application.
Design and construction of a portable exhaust gas diluter in automotive test application.
A development of mighty trolley prototype.
Exhaust gas emissions simulation in catalytic vehicle after-treatments.
A development of mini chassis dynamometer prototype.
A development of chipper machine prototype.
Clean water supplier for remote area.
A study of waste used oil based biodiesel fuel combustion effects on a diesel particulate filter.
High voltage generator application to diesel engine for reducing pollutant emissions and fuel consumption.
Development of mathematical model of low speed balance for balancing gas turbine vibration under normal operating condition.
Improvement of ventilation system in non-ferrous metals processing plant.
Biofuel production from used vegetable oil with ethyl acetate and homogeneous catalysts.