Effect of top land width and engine operating conditions on exhaust hydrocarbon emissions from a spark ignition engine

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-247

  Huang, Z H ^a   Pan, K Y ^a   Zhou, L B ^a   Jiang, D M ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon emissions; Spark ignition engines; Top land crevice

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXHAUST GASES; FLAME RESEARCH; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROCARBONS; LUBRICATING OILS; SPEED;

AIR FUEL RATIO; ENGINE POWER OUTPUT; EXHAUST HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS; SPARK ADVANCE ANGLES; SPARK IGNITION ENGINE; SURFACE QUENCH DISTANCES; TOP LAND CREVICE;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 0029716463     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_268_02     Document Type: Article

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