Over the last several years, there has been much discussion on the interrelation of CO2 emissions with the global warming phenomenon. This in turn has increased pressure to develop and produce more fuel efficient engines and vehicles. This is the central topic of this book. It covers the underlying processes which cause pollutant emissions and the possibilities of reducing them, as well as the fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines, including direct injection diesel engines. As well as the engine-related causes of pollution, which is found in the raw exhaust, there is also a description of systems and methods for exhaust post treatment. The significant influence of fuels and lubricants (both conventional and alternative fuels) on emission behavior is also covered. In addition to the conventional gasoline and diesel engines, lean-burn and direct injection gasoline engines and two-stroke gasoline and diesel engines are included. The potential for reducing fuel consumption and pollution is described as well as the related reduction of CO2 emissions. Finally, a detailed summary of the most important laws and regulations pertaining to pollutant emissions and consumption limits is presented. This book is intended for practising engineers involved in research and applied sciences as well as for interested engineering students.

Das Buch behandelt die Entstehung von Schadstoffemissionen und die Moeglichkeiten zu deren Verringerung sowie den Kraftstoffverbrauch bei Otto- und Dieselmotoren einschliesslich Dieselmotoren mit Direkteinspritzung. Neben den motorischen Aspekten der Schadstoffbildung und Schadstoffminderung werden Systeme und Verfahren zur Abgasnachbehandlung dargestellt. Die wichtigsten Einflusse der Kraft- und Schmierstoffe (sowohl konventionelle als auch alternative Kraftstoffe) auf das Schadstoffverhalten werden beschrieben. Neben konventionellen Otto- und Dieselmotoren werden auch Magermotoren und Ottomotoren mit Direkteinspritzung sowie Zweitakt-Otto- und Dieselmotoren behandelt. Auch das Potential der Moeglichkeiten im Hinblick auf Verbrauchsabsenkung und Minimierung der Schadstoffemissionen wird dargestellt, ebenso die damit verbundene Verringerung der CO2-Emission. Am Ende des Buches sind die wichtigsten Gesetze und Verordnungen uber Emissions- und Verbrauchsgrenzwerte in einer ausfuhrlichen UEbersicht zusammengestellt.

Henry Miller's son Tony writes about this book: Dear Fred, I rushed immediately to the manuscript and began reading with wild abandon. I can see clearly your influences. And I really laughed out loud about our casual meeting. You have such a good way with words. I am totally delighted by your book. You have captured certain essences and smells and ways of doing things. I am sure The Short and Wonderful Life of Henry Hemingway will be a wonderful success. All the best, Tony Bruce L. Russell, Author of Channelling Henry, writes: Fred Schafer takes on two of the 20th Century's literary giants. The story takes off when he arrives in New York. Miraculously, he meets an old mate of Hemingway's from the Toronto Star. He enjoys a bevy of buxom beauties, in true Miller style. Not as macho as Ernest, Fred manages to inject the book with a unique philosophy, somewhere between Schopenhauer and Bob Dylan. Fred's single-minded search for a muse, his struggle with his demons and his refreshingly unique literary voice make his memoirs a brilliant book, a page-turner, provocatively humorous and acutely reflective.

A man sitting beside a detective in a bar in New York is murdered. Another man, whose warning saved the detective's life, disappears without a trace. A conman and a former Miss USA contestant form a relationship that's trusting and deceiving at the same time. The detective and an attractive policewoman, who is not influenced by people's appearances, form a relationship that changes from one extreme to another when past occurrences leak to the surface. The events move from New York to Paris. Existing players and new players are brought together by fate. There appear to be links between crimes in New York and Paris. Then a mysterious man enters the scene and past events need to be rewritten. Opposing sides form, but which is the good side and which is the bad one? The conman, the former Miss USA contestant, the detective and the attractive policewoman do the unexpected.

What are great things in life? Money? Good health? Good relationships? Happiness? Yes, of course. And this book is about these topics. But what if the next global financial crisis makes your job and your money disappear? What if you are no longer as healthy as you would like to be? What if an important relationship becomes complicated? What if happiness seems a distant memory? In other words: what if these things turn against you? And what if as I consequence you think the whole world is against you? What then? This book invites you to a journey that has a lot to do with the way you see and live your life: the way you think about life and the world you live in. After that journey - if you took your time and paid attention - nothing will be the same. Great things will happen in your life BECAUSE YOU MAKE THEM HAPPEN. Enjoy the trip

Ludwig is a wealthy banker who wants to be an artist. His wife Gina is convinced that matter and time can't exist. Daniel and Monika, a young bohemian couple, live happy lives with values and believes that are in almost every aspect the opposite of what Ludwig and Gina's lives are about. One day Ludwig starts telling Daniel his story: how he helped political refugees to escape to Casablanca; how he lost everything and what happened then; how he and Gina travelled the world. But there was more. It took a long time before Daniel discovered the banker's secret: the dark events that once dominated his past and that even Gina didn't know. Despite all their differences, the friendship between the two unlike couples grows over many years. Then, one day, Ludwig's past catches up with him.

An old lady and a young man meet on a crosswalk in Manhattan in bizarre circumstances which drastically change the directions of their lives. A foul-mouthed youth is killed in a traffic accident. The old lady's apartment is visited by folks that would make most people run to their psychologist. A mass murderer explains why he thinks he is a good man. A cool Jesus seems to agree with him and asks for The Bible to be rewritten: make the book a bit more interesting, inject a bit of humour and give me a girlfriend. Attempts are made to rewrite literary history: Hemingway's Santiago wants to return with the marlin intact; Jay Gatsby doesn't want to end up dead in a swimming pool. It takes a while for the police to get involved, but when it finally happens, the outcome is one that nobody could have predicted.