Methods to improve efficiency of four stroke, spark ignition engines at part load

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 3202-3220

  Kutlar, Osman Akin ^a   Arslan, Hikmet ^a   Calik, Alper Tolga ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Fuel consumption; Part load; Pumping loss; SI engine

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUEL ECONOMY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS;

LOW PRESSURE; PART LOAD; PUMPING LOSS; SI ENGINES;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES;

EID: 20444448562     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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