Effect of water injection and spark timing on the nitric oxide emission and combustion parameters of a hydrogen fuelled spark ignition engine

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1159-1173

  Subramanian, V ^a   Mallikarjuna, J M ^a   Ramesh, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrogen combustion; Hydrogen fuelled engine; NO emission control; Water injection

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS ENGINES; HYDROGEN FUELS; NITRIC OXIDE;

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY (BTE); COMBUSTION PARAMETERS; HEAT RELEASE RATES (HRR); HYDROGEN FUELLED ENGINES;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 34248651832     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.07.022     Document Type: Review

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