Skip cycle system for spark ignition engines: An experimental investigation of a new type working strategy

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 370-379

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

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fuel consumption; Part load; Power frequency; Pumping loss; Skip cycle system (SCS); Spark ignition (SI) engine

Indexed keywords

FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUEL ECONOMY; FUEL INJECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TORQUE CONTROL;

PART LOAD; POWER FREQUENCY; PUMPING LOSS; SKIP CYCLE SYSTEM (SCS); SPARK IGNITION (SI) ENGINE;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 33845874368     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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