A comparative study of the performance and exhaust emissions of a spark ignition engine fuelled by natural gas and gasoline

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

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-47

  Evans, R L ^a   Blaszczyk, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparison; Emissions; Engine; Gasoline; Natural gas; Performance

Indexed keywords

EXHAUST GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS; PERFORMANCE; TESTING;

SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

IGNITION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030675865     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407971526209     Document Type: Article

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