Experimental characterization of mass, work and heat flows in an air cooled, single cylinder engine

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-169

  Perez Blanco, H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air cooled engine; Efficiency; Emissions; Indicator diagram

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; ENGINES; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); HEAT LOSSES;

AIR COOLED ENGINES;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 0141733246     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00142-0     Document Type: Article

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