Numerical simulation of the gas/diesel dual-fuel engine in-cylinder combustion process

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 523-547

  Miao, Haiyan ^a   Milton, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIESEL FUELS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GAS FUELS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC FUELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPRESSION-IGNITION (CI) ENGINES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; HEAT RELEASE RATE; IN-CYLINDER COMBUSTION;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 16644388294     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780590896844     Document Type: Article

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