On-board conversion of alcohols to ethers for fumigation in compression ignition engines

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

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-164

  Armbruster, H ^a   Stucki, S ^a   Olsson, E ^b   Gjirja, S ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Compression ignition engines; Ethers; Fumigation; On board conversion

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALCOHOLS; ETHERS; FUMIGATION; MASS TRANSFER; REACTION KINETICS;

COMBUSTION AIR; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES; IGNITION ENGINES; ON-BOARD CONVERSION;

IGNITION;

EID: 0038814692     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070360550444     Document Type: Conference Paper

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