Effect of methanol addition into gasoline on the combustion characteristics at relatively low temperatures

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-90

  Liao, S Y ^a,b   Jiang, D M ^a   Cheng, Q ^b   Huang, Z H ^a   Zeng, K ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING COMMUNICATION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; FLAME RESEARCH; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; EQUIVALENCE RATIO; HYDROCARBON (HC) EMISSIONS;

METHANOL FUELS;

EID: 33644544065     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef0502352     Document Type: Article

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