Decreasing hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions of a natural-gas engine operating in the quasi-homogeneous charge compression ignition mode at low loads

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

Volumn 219, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1125-1131

  Su, Ling ^a   Zhou, Longbao ^a   Liu, Shenghua ^a   Zhong, Hui ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Emissions; Natural gas; Quasi homogeneous charge compression ignition

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPRESSED AIR; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INTAKE SYSTEMS; NATURAL GAS;

EMISSIONS; INTAKE AIR THROTTLING; PILOT FUEL QUANTITY; QUASI-HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION;

IGNITION SYSTEMS;

EID: 27444440785     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: 09544070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440705X34793     Document Type: Article

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