Performance of a spark ignition engine fuelled with reformate gas produced on-board vehicle

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2532-2538

  Galloni, Enzo ^a   Minutillo, Mariagiovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrogen enriched gasoline engine; Hydrogen production; Numerical modelling; Plasma reforming

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; COMBUSTION; FUEL ECONOMY; GASOLINE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EMISSION REDUCTIONS; HYDROGEN ENRICHED GASOLINE ENGINE; NUMERICAL MODELING; PLASMA REFORMING;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 34548137709     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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