Feasibility study of an on-board natural gas to dimethyl ether reactor for dimethyl ether preinjection and enhanced ignition

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 909-917

  Horstman, David ^a   Abata, Duane ^a   Keith, Jason ^a   Oberto, Leroy ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUAL FUEL ENGINES; FUEL INJECTION; IGNITION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

COMPRESSION IGNITION (CI) ENGINES; DIMETHYL ETHER REACTOR;

DIESEL ENGINES;

IGNITION;

EID: 27144450114     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1924433     Document Type: Article

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