Combustion and emission characteristics of a lean burn natural gas engine

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 415-422

  Cho, H M ^a   He, B Q ^b  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Combustion; Emission; Engine; Lean burn; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149085576     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12239-008-0050-5     Document Type: Article

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