Fuel injection characteristics of diesel-stimulated natural gas combustion

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1359-1371

  Mbarawa, M ^a   Milton, B E ^a   Casey, R T ^a   Miao, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Diesel fuel substitution; Dual fuelling; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

FUEL INJECTION; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; NOZZLES; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

COMBUSTION BOMB; FUEL SUBSTITUTION;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 0033353730     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199912)23:15<1359::AID-ER560>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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