Experimental-stochastic investigation of the combustion cyclic variability in HSDI diesel engine using ethanol-diesel fuel blends

Fuel

Volumn 87, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1478-1491

  Rakopoulos, D C ^a   Rakopoulos, C D ^a   Giakoumis, E G ^a   Papagiannakis, R G ^b   Kyritsis, D C ^c  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Cyclic variability; Diesel engine; Ethanol diesel blends; Stochastic analysis

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DIESEL FUELS; ETHANOL; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CYCLIC VARIABILITY; ETHANOL-DIESEL BLENDS; STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 40749160087     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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