Lean burn natural gas engines as a possible power unit in urban fleets of heavy duty vehicles with low environmental impact

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 20, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 231-239

  Corbo, Pasquale ^a   Gambino, Michele ^a   Iannaccone, Sabato ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

European emission limits; Global warming impact; Lean burn engine; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BUSES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES; LEAN BURN NATURAL GAS ENGINES;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 0032293622     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvd.1998.001816     Document Type: Article

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