Importance of inter-ring crevice volume as a source of unburned hydrocarbon emissions - numerical considerations

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

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 395-403

  Kim, C G ^a   Bae, C S ^a   Choi, S M ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINE PISTONS; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PISTON RINGS;

BLOW BY; BLOW UP; BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; EFFECTIVE AREA FACTOR; GAS FLOW MODEL; GROOVED CYLINDER LINER; INTER RING CREVICE VOLUME; INTER RING MIXTURE; TOP LAND CREVICE; UNBURNED HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES;

EID: 0033916147     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407001527718     Document Type: Article

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