International Journal of Engine Research

Article	Citations
Optimization of the combustion system and control strategy for the new hybrid-dedicated 2.5 L TGDI engine	275
A universally applicable 0D combustion model with a novel analysis of the critical factors affecting combustion in spark-ignition engines	48
Experimental and 2-D simulation studies on urea pulse strategies to investigate chemical reactions in Cu-Chabazite SCR catalysts	45
Experimental and numerical investigations of heat transfer characteristics of a piston cooling bore impinged by SAE 30 oil	45
Fuel control strategy for robust low-load gasoline low temperature combustion	41
Fuel-air mixing in motored CFR engine at research octane number (RON) relevant condition	30
Experimental characterization of the injected mass variation in a high-pressure GDI injector operating with a multiple injection strategy	23
Effect of piston geometry on combustion characteristics of CI engine used Sal seed oil	23
Comprehensive experimental and numerical investigation on a dedicated hydrogen combustion system for heavy duty application	21
Toward a digital twin of a mid-speed marine engine: From detailed 1D engine model to real-time implementation on a target platform	21
Physically-based control-oriented modeling for turbocharged stoichiometric spark-ignited engine with cooled EGR and flexible VVT systems	20
Evaluation of machine learning models for optimization of internal combustion engines: A comparative study	18
The experimental investigation of performance behaviors of a beta-type Stirling engine with bell-crank motion mechanism	18
Simulation study on the cavitation flow characteristics of liquid ammonia in the nozzle under high-pressure injection conditions	17
Influence of spray and combustion processes on piston temperatures and engine heat transfer in a high-output diesel engine	17
Advanced model-based closed-loop combustion control strategies with combustion rate shaping	17
Investigation of the light-off characteristics and secondary pollutants production mechanism in Pd/Rh catalyst for natural gas engines	16
The effect of port water injection on knocking and emission characteristics of natural-aspirated GDI engine operated under cruising condition	15
Hierarchical multi-time-scale predictive thermal management and fuel optimization for heavy-duty compression ignition engines	15
Experimental study of airpath electrification in an opposed-piston two stroke (OP2S) engine architecture	15
A comparatively numerical investigation on heat transfer behavior of different materials used for internal combustion engines	14
Development of wear condition diagnosis model for main bearing with SVM algorithm	14
Experimental study on dribbling characteristics of gasoline/biodiesel blends after the end-of-injection	14
Modeling of primary breakup considering turbulent nozzle flow, internal turbulence and surface instability of liquid jet using turbulence decay theory	14
Recent progress on performance and control of linear engine generator	13

Detecting controlled end-gas autoignition for a pilot-ignited methane/hydrogen premixed blend	13
Support vector machine based emissions modeling using particle swarm optimization for homogeneous charge compression ignition engine	13
An improved TRF mechanism for a new turbulent premixed combustion model with application to engine combustion CFD	13
A study on effect of engine operating parameters on NOx emissions and exhaust temperatures of a heavy-duty diesel engine during idling	13
Performance and environmental impact of ethanol-kerosene blends as sustainable aviation fuels in micro turbo-engines	13
Investigation on the applicability of parameters identification of marine diesel engine SCR kinetic model based on Discrete-Grid algorithm	12
Combined removal experiment of NOx, SO2 and PM from marine diesel exhaust gas with SCR-DryEGCS system	12
Performance and operability of an electrically driven propulsor	12
Deep reinforcement learning to discover multi-fuel injection strategies for compression ignition engines	12
Simulation study on transient performance of a marine engine matched with high-pressure SCR system	12
Injection rate of cylinder lubrication oil in large two-stroke marine diesel engines using a common rail lubrication system	12
Effect of injection timings and injection pressure on knock mitigation with a compression stroke injection of hydrous ethanol in spark ignition	12
Experimental analysis of diesel/biodiesel blends with a nano additive for the performance and emission characteristics of CI Engine	12
An analysis of the resonance attenuation in a combustion chamber	11
A comprehensive study for the identification of the requirements for an optimal H2 combustion engine	11
Experimental investigation of hydrogen combustion in a single cylinder PFI engine	11
Heat transfer performance optimization of turbine blade internal cooling channel with pin-fins and recessed-extruded endwalls	11
An electromechanical coupling model for performance enhancement in diesel generator sets	11
Exploration of ultra-low carbon heavy-duty commercial vehicle technology: Liquid ammonia-diesel dual fuel high-pressure direct injection	11
Thermoelectric coupling study of scavenging pressure effect on fuel spray and mixing of a vibratory combustion linear engine	11
A Computational Investigation of Engine Heat Transfer with Ducted Fuel Injection	11
The effect of intake port shape on in-cylinder flow field and turbulence distribution in a high-tumble production engine with endoscope accesses	11
A rate-of-injection model for predicting single and double injection with or without fusion	10
Experimental visualization of the gas-liquid two-phase flow inside the multi-cavity during reciprocating motion	10
Comparative study on the effect of nanoparticles in ternary fuel blends on combustion, performance, and emissions characteristics of diesel engine	10
Isolated microgrid frequency stabilization through nonlinear model predictive control of a gas engine generator set	10
Research on input parameter optimization for NOx deep learning prediction model	10
Experimental investigation on reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion characteristic of n-heptane/ammonia based on an optical engine	10
A study on vibration prediction of diesel engine based on virtual material modeling method of joint surfaces	10
Assessing combustion characteristics of alternative fuels in a CI engine by use of a wavelet-based analysis of engine vibration signals	10
Effects of exhaust gas recirculation on nitrogen oxides, brake torque and efficiency in a hydrogen direct injection spark ignition engine	10
Research on Scavenging Flow Dynamics of Marine Two-Stroke Engines With a CFD-Derived Quasi-Dimensional Model	10
Toward the European 2030 CO2 target with gasoline compression ignition technology and 48 V mild electric hybrid	9
Nonlinear characteristics of fuel injection quantity for a high-pressure common rail fuel injector	9
Effect of near-field characteristics on the two-phase distribution of superheated ammonia spray	9
Quantitative fluorescence-based imaging of in-cylinder fuel film thickness at kHz frame rates in a production-type direct-injection spark-ignition engine	9
SCR + ASC systems control by backward induction with adaptive grid and different disturbance scenarios	9
Computational study on the impact of gasoline-ethanol blending on autoignition and soot/NO x emissions under low-load gasoline compression ignition conditions	9
Investigation of the effects of passive pre-chamber nozzle pattern and ignition system on engine performance and emissions	9
Prediction of knock propensity using stochastic modeling in a spark-ignition engine	9
A critical analysis of classical severity-based knock control strategies	9
Development of a reduced primary reference fuel – oxymethylene dimethyl ether (PRF-OMEx) mechanism for diesel engine applications	9
Development of a semi-empirical physical model for transient NOx emissions prediction from a high-speed diesel engine	9
Study on partial oxidation phenomena of post-injection fuel in diesel engines	9
Optimization research to minimize fuel consumption/ NOx emission of a two-stroke low speed marine diesel engine	8
Investigation on the lean-combustion characteristics of non-uniform orifice pre-chamber spark plug in low engine speed working conditions compared with high energy spark ignition	8
A novel valve strategy for particulate matter reduction in a gasoline direct injection engine operated at cold conditions	8
Porous thermal barrier coatings for enhancing the efficiency of internal combustion engines	8
Soot mitigation potential of multiple injection strategies for fuel-rich combustion and in-cylinder fuel reforming in compression-ignition engines	8
Understanding the role of exhaust gas recirculation in gasoline/diesel dual-fuel combustion soot features	8

Evaluation of different injectors-swirl configurations on combustion and emissions characteristics in a medium-duty compression ignition diesel engine	8
Mapping ammonia-diesel combustion on a single-cylinder 107 mm bore diesel engine retrofitted for ammonia port-fuel injection	8
Spray characteristics of elliptical orifice spray in diesel engine under air movement conditions	8
A component sizing prediction study for a series hybrid electric vehicle based on artificial neural network	8
Ammonia fueled engine with diesel pilot ignition: Approach to achieve ultra-high ammonia substitution	8
Arrhenius type empirical ignition delay equations based on the phenomenology of in-cylinder conditions for wide operating ranges in modern diesel engines	8
Injection strategy of methanol for high loads and low NOx emissions in a neat methanol LTC engine	8
Research on random unbalanced phase vibration characteristics of marine turbocharger	8
Spray characteristics of biodiesel: A nonlinear temporal instability analysis	7
Piston ring and cylinder liner scuffing analysis in dual-fuel low-speed engines considering liner deformation and tribofilm evolution	7
Multi-objective optimization of bleed slot mechanism for a radial flow compressor based on stall control criteria	7
Influence of initial electric arc root position on electric arc behavior with spark plugs in large lean burn spark ignited gas engines	7
Experimental study of spatial distribution of knock events in a turbocharged spark-ignition engine	7
Experimental and computational study comparing conventional diesel injectors and diverging group hole nozzle injectors in a high temperature pressure vessel and a heavy-duty diesel engine	7
Research of coordinated deformation characteristics for diesel engine main bearing based on bearing clearance margin	7
Comparative assessment of di-ethyl ether/diesel blends on the performance, and emission characteristics in acetylene dual fuel engine	7
A review of solid SCR systems as an alternative for NOx reduction from diesel engines	7
An efficient product design tool for aftertreatment system	7
Studying the effects of manifold pressure boosting and EGR on combustion and NOx emission of hydrogen-fueled SI engine	7
Oxidation phenomena of diesel post fuel in the expansion stroke	7
Tribological investigation of the new combustion chamber with wall-guided fuel injection in a diesel engine	7
In- and near-nozzle and external flow characterization in Gasoline Direct injection (GDi) engines – A review of latest technologies and trends. Part 2: Computational background	7
A consistent model of the initiation, early expansion, and possible extinction of a spark-ignited flame kernel	7
Thermogravimetric analysis applied to characterisation of the evolution of EGR deposits in a working engine	7
Development of turbocharged engine bench test adapted to multiple driving cycles for lubricants fuel economy	6
Experimental analysis and 1D simulation of an advanced hybrid boosting system for automotive applications in transient operation	6
Deep long short-term memory neural networks as virtual sensors for marine diesel engine NOx prediction at transient conditions	6
Toward quantification of the information content in flow variables under cycle-to-cycle variations	6
Engine-out hydrocarbon speciation and DOC reaction modeling for dual-fuel combustion concept	6
Consequences of varying compression ratio and ignition timing on engine fueled with E-MEBANOL	6
Piston ring oil film thickness measurements in a four-stroke diesel engine during steady-state, start-up and shut-down	6
Effect of intake temperature and coolant temperature with injection strategy on gasoline compression ignition combustion stability under the idle condition	6
Traffic information impact on the optimisation of fuel consumption and emissions in an urban driving scenario	6
Computational optimization of a hydrogen direct-injection compression-ignition engine for jet mixing dominated nonpremixed combustion	6
Combustion characteristics optimization and thermal efficiency enhancement by stratified charge of hydrogen direct injection for argon power cycle hydrogen engine	6
Exploring the part load lean limit of a direct injection spark ignition engine fueled with ethanol	6
Impact of fuel surrogate formulation on the prediction of knock statistics in a single cylinder GDI engine	6
Predicting transient performance of a heavy-duty gaseous-fuelled engine using combined phenomenological and machine learning models	6
Effects of intake areas and shapes on the flow field of elliptical rotary engines at different speeds	6
Analysis of an innovative combustion chamber with the wall guided fuel injection in a small diesel engine	6
Applications of machine learning techniques to broaden operating envelope of biodiesel-fueled HCCI engines	6
Mixing in scramjet combustor having upstream and downstream cavities with hydrogen fuel injection in between	6
An experimental investigation into the combustion stability and emissions of an n-butanol/diesel blended fueled partially premixed compression ignition (PPCI) engine	6
A comparative study of PODE/gasoline and n-heptane/gasoline in a spark-assisted homogeneous charge compression ignition engine with dual-injection strategies and EGR	6
Numerical investigation of ducted fuel injection using Multiple Representative Interactive Linear Eddy Model	6
Optimizing the fuel efficiency of an opposed piston engine for electric power generation	6
Internal cooling sensitivity analysis to improve the thermal performance of gas turbine blade using a developed robust conjugate heat transfer method	5
Editorial –‘Thermo- and fluid-dynamics of clean propulsion powerplants’: THIESEL 2022 Special Issue by Xandra Margot	5
Autoignition enhancement of ammonia spray under engine-relevant conditions via hydrogen addition: Thermal, chemical, and charge cooling effects	5
Performance and emissions analysis of marine engine using flex-fuel based on methanol and ammonia blends: A simulative investigation toward vehicle decarbonization	5
Crank-angle-resolved HR-TEM analysis of aggregation process and nanostructure of GDI in-cylinder soot particles	5
Development of a Riemann variables-based technique for on-line fuel injected mass evaluation in direct injection systems	5
In- and near- nozzle and external flow characterization in Gasoline Direct injection (GDi) engines – A review of latest technologies and trends. Part 1: Experimental background	5
Experimental and numerical analysis of unburned ammonia and nitrous oxide emission characteristics in ammonia/diesel dual-fuel engine	5
Phenomenological combustion modeling with swirl effects of a two-stroke marine engine for digital twins	5
Investigation of combustion, performance, and emissions of biodiesel blends using graphene nanoparticle as an additive	5
Experimental mild conversion of a lean burn natural gas engine with SCR to a hydrogen engine: NOx and GWP potential for marine applications	5
Investigations on reactivity controlled compression ignition combustion with different injection strategies using alternative fuels produced from waste resources	5
A systematic approach to calibrate spray and break-up models for the simulation of high-pressure fuel injections	5
Special issue on COMODIA 2022	5
Survey of strategies to reduce cold-start particulate, CO, NOx, and hydrocarbon emissions from direct-injection spark-ignition engines	5
Effect of pre-chamber scavenging strategy on EGR tolerance and thermal efficiency of pre-chamber turbulent jet ignition systems	5
Parametric study of the impact of EGR and fuel properties on diesel engine performance using a predictive thermodynamic model	5
Large-eddy simulation of diesel pilot spray ignition in lean methane-air and methanol-air mixtures at different ambient temperatures	5
Development and verification of model predictive control strategy for selective catalytic reduction with rapid prototyping	5
Optimization of the full-load combustion schemes of n-butanol/biodiesel reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) toward high-efficiency and low-emission engines	5
Computational investigation of ammonia-hydrogen peroxide blends in HCCI engine mode	5
Interpretable tree-based ensemble models for macroscopic characterization of biofuel sprays	5
Exploring the efficacy of ether-based ignition enhancers for implementation of (M) ethanol mixing-controlled compression ignition combustion	5
Modeling and simulation of marine SCR system based on Modelica	5
Asymmetric spray characteristics of opposed-piston two-stroke gasoline direct injection engine	5
Robust model-based switching MIMO air handling control of turbocharged lean-burn SI natural gas variable speed engines	5
Influences of key design parameters to operating performance of a compressed natural gas injection system using solenoid pressure regulator	5
A comparative study of fixed-gain classical knock control strategies	5
Improving the NOx reduction performance of an Euro VI d SCR System in real-world condition via nonlinear model predictive control	5
Influence of geometrical design on the cooling process of double annular turbine section	5
Potential of ammonia spray configuration in ammonia-diesel dual-fuel direct injection compression ignition engine: Toward near zero carbon emissions	5
Multiple-objective optimization of direct dual fuel stratification (DDFS) combustion at different loads	5
Mixing-controlled compression ignition of ethanol using exhaust rebreathe at a low-load operating condition—Single cylinder experiments in a heavy-duty diesel engine	5
High-speed low-coherence interferometry of fuel films in impinging gasoline direct injection sprays	5

On-board data reduction techniques for in-cylinder pressure transmission in connected vehicle applications	4
Determining tolerance requirements for spray-duct alignment in ducted fuel injection	4
Visualization and simulation study on the impacts of conical duct geometry on the spray characteristics of ducted fuel injection	4
The interaction of charge motion and EGR on anti-knock performance and efficiency of a medium-duty gasoline engine: An experimental study	4
Toxicological assessment of particulate and unregulated emissions from methanol and gasoline fueled reactivity controlled compression ignition engines	4
Role of water micro-explosion on fuel droplet size distribution, engine performance, and emissions in a water-diesel emulsified engine: A comprehensive numerical investigation	4
Wastegate control strategy in electrically assisted turbochargers: A formula student car case study	4
Numerical study of lubricant oil drop induced pre-ignition in engines	4
Effects of differential pressure measurement characteristics on high pressure-EGR estimation error in SI-engines	4
Effects of hydrogen admixture on efficiency and emissions in a spark-ignition engine fueled with gasoline and methanol	4
Combustion rate shaping for flex-fuel applications	4
A novel marine turbocharger compressor volume flow rate model based on stagnation enthalpy theory	4
A comprehensive investigation on the internal flow and outflow characteristics of GDI elliptical divergent nozzles	4
Low thermal inertia thermal barrier coatings for spark ignition engines: An experimental study	4
Numerical analysis of the combustion process of oxymethylene ethers as low-carbon fuels for compression ignition engines	4
Numerical procedure for prechamber transfer from a single-cylinder engine to a rapid compression machine	4
Impact of diesel-hythane dual-fuel combustion on engine performance and emissions in a heavy-duty engine at low-load condition	4
An analysis of estimation strategies for knock control	4
Feasibility evaluation and optimization of liquefied petroleum direct injection (LPDI) conversion engine for low pollutant emission vehicles	4
Hybrid uncertainty analysis of the nozzle guide vane surface temperature in hydrogen-fueled gas turbine	4
Emission removal performance of an electric heated and catalyst-coated gasoline particulate filter (EH-cGPF) at engine start	4
Optimization of homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion in a light-duty diesel engine operated using ethyl acetate-gasoline blends	4
Experimental and numerical investigation of an innovative complex piston with enhanced free spray length for the heavy-duty engine applications	4
Optimization of diesel engine performance and emission characteristics with cerium oxide nanoparticles mixed waste cooking oil biodiesel blends	4
The effects of compression ratio and combustion initiation location on knock emergence by using multiple pressure sensing devices	4
A semi-empirical model for online real-time control of NO X generation in diesel engines	4
Development of a control-oriented physical model for cylinder pressure peak estimation in SI engines	4
Long term endurance analysis of the effects on ring wear and lubrication oil of biofuel used in a DI diesel engine	4
Experimental investigation of the effects of JP8 and amorphous elemental boron additives on combustion characteristics for i-DSI engine	4
Comparative study on the adaptability of diesel/aviation kerosene in rotary engines	4
Application of enhanced combustion strategies and optimized ignition timing for achieving high thermal efficiency and low N2O emissions of marine ammonia engine at full-load condition	4
The investigation of inclined AFT wall cavities in a circular scramjet combustor	4
Emission behaviour and aftertreatment of stationary and transient operated hydrogen engines	4
Predicting instantaneous engine-out NOx emissions in a real-driving vehicle data scenario	4
Effect of in-cylinder heat transfer and surface temperatures on knock in an SI engine	4
Study of a transonic centrifugal compressor with high flow coefficient tailored for high-altitude long-endurance unman- aerial-vehicle (HALE UAV)	4
Thermodynamics of CMC bladed marine gas turbine-LM 2500: Effect of cycle operating parameters	4
Experimental study of vegetable oil droplets vaporization under low temperature conditions such as those found in diesel engine cold parts	4
Experimental performance and emissions of additively manufactured high-temperature combustion chambers for micro-gas turbines	4
Modeling of 0-D heat release rate of heavy-duty diesel engine based on classification algorithm	4
Multi-objective optimization of fuel injection performance of a common rail injector	4
Analysis of the relationship between near-wall velocity distribution and wall heat flux under diesel spray flame impingement in an RCEM	4
Modeling and performance analysis of diesel engine considering the heating effect of blow-by on cylinder intake gas	4
Experimental investigation for the different blend ratios of kerosene with diesel on the exergetic performance of a small-scale turbojet engine for UAV missions	4
A CFD ignition model to predict average-cycle combustion in SI engines with extreme EGR levels	4
Optimal combustion calibration for direct-injection compression-ignition engines using multiple injections	4
Impact of thermal swing piston top land coatings on gasoline engine performance and raw emissions	4
Dual-fuel diesel engine features powered by ammonia under various pilot-fuel injection timing: Comprehensive analysis and response surface methodology-based optimization	4
The transition from conventional biodiesel combustion to RCCI with CNG/ethanol induction in CI engine: A comparative combustion analysis and relative effects on performance-emissions	4
Numerical evaluation of wall-guided spark assistance for cold operations in a heavy-duty gasoline compression ignition engine	3
Computational investigation of a methanol compression ignition engine assisted by a glow plug	3
Design and Dynamic Analysis of an Innovative Axial Shift Valvetrain System (ASVS) for Variable Stroke Engine	3
Experimental study on combustion instability characteristics in a pre-chamber natural gas engine under lean burn conditions	3
Fuel cell behavior and energy balance on board a Hyundai Nexo	3
Cold-start emission reduction of the gasoline-powered vehicle utilizing a novel method	3
Electrically heated catalyst enabling pollutants reduction in hybrid vehicles fueled with ethanol	3
Experimental investigation on effect of gas/spray interactions on transient diesel spray behaviors	3
The loosening mechanism of tin-bronze bushing assembled by interference at connecting rod small end of heavy-duty diesel engines	3
Effects of vehicle-package constrained inlet bend on turbocharger compression	3
Thermal efficiency optimization of a single cylinder gasoline engine based on active jet ignition	3
Influence of cavity and ramp layout on combustion performance in a strut-based scramjet combustor	3
Measurements and analyses on the two-phase fuel transient flow characteristics of dual fuel co-direct injector	3
Potential for twin spark plug configurations to improve emissions and fuel economy	3
Control design-oriented modeling and µ-synthesis-based robust multivariate control of a turbocharged natural gas genset engine	3
Effects of intake charge temperature and relative air-fuel ratio on the deterministic characteristics of cyclic combustion dynamics of a HCCI engine	3
A parametric analysis of cold start emissions reduction with secondary air injection based post-oxidation actuation in exhaust manifold of a turbocharged GDI engine	3
Analysis of elliptical diesel nozzle spray dynamics using a one-way coupled spray model	3
Experimental evaluation of spark behavior under diluted conditions in an optically accessible engine	3
RDE cycle simulation by 0D/1D models to investigate IC engine performance and cylinder-out emissions	3
Analysis of combustion chamber deposit growth on temperature swing thermal barrier coatings in a spark ignition engine	3
Development and experimental validation of a novel twin injector concept for a biogas diesel RCCI engine	3
Friction assessment of ultralow viscosity lubricant formulations based on a validated elastohydrodynamic simulation	3
Study on the influence of various factors on block vibration	3
Detailed prediction of HRR and NOx emissions in CI engines via a novel thermodynamic model with constant equivalence ratio zones	3
Investigation of a GDI injector with an innovative flowmeter for high-pressure transient flows	3
A method to quantify the advantages of a variable valve train for CI engines	3
Editorial: IJER special issue of the 3rd International Conference ICCEMME-2021 focus in Engine Research	3
A parametric study to improve first firing cycle emissions of a gasoline direct injection engine during cold start	3
Numerical study of the atomization performance of coaxial and porous injectors in rocket engine applications	3
Study on momentum gradient descent on-line engine calibration algorithm combined with search space division	3
Development of prechamber enabled mixing-controlled combustion strategy for ultra-low methane emissions from lean burn natural gas engines	3
Post-oxidation phenomena enhancement with scavenging and secondary air injection in exhaust manifold of a turbocharged GDI engine	3
Practical low-temperature gasoline combustion for very high efficiency off-road, medium- and heavy-duty engines	3
Investigations on the effects of injection parameters and EGR in a glow plug assisted methanol fueled Hot Surface Ignition (HSI) Engine	3
Experimental study of peripheral fuel injection for higher performance in diesel engines	3
Evaluation of soot emission and wall heat loss for the fuels with high aromatic contents using the coupled analysis of chemical luminescence images with heat flux	3
Empirical estimation of borderline knock onset	3
Effects of bio-derived oxygenated fuel molecules on emission reduction by a three-way catalyst during combustion in a direct-injection spark ignition engine	3
Experimental study on the transient-state performance of diesel engines at different speeds using the synergistic regulation of VGT and VVT	3
Soot formation in OMEn combustion in an optically accessible CI engine	3
A study on misfire detection by calculating crank angular velocity considering in-cylinder gas properties	2
PFI SI engine fueled with ethanol with exhaust gas rebreathing: Thermal efficiency optimization with thermodynamic modeling and ANN-PSO application	2
General understanding on spray collapse process of an asymmetrical multi-hole direct injection gasoline injector under wide flash-boiling conditions	2
An experimental and simulative study for transient performance and emissions analysis of a marine engine fed with flex-fuel as methanol and ammonia blends	2
Application of delay embedding and recurrence analysis to a noisy nonlinear map for cyclic combustion dynamics of SI engines	2