Improving low load combustion, stability, and emissions in pilot-ignited natural gas engines

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

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-239

  Srinivasan, K K ^a   Krishnan, S R ^a   Midkiff, K C ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

ALPING; Alternative fuels; Cyclic variability; Dual fuel; Early injection; Low temperature combustion; Micropilot; Pilot ignition

Indexed keywords

DUAL FUEL ENGINES; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENGINES; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HYDROCARBONS; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

ALPING; BEGINING OF INJECTION (BOI); CYCLIC VARIABILITY; DIESEL PILOTS; EARLY INJECTION; EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; FUEL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY (FCE); LOW LOAD COMBUSTION; MICROPILOT; NATURAL GAS ENGINES;

COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33645242700     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: 09544070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO104     Document Type: Article

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