Modelling of combustion and nitrogen oxide formation in hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engines within a 3D CFD code

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 5083-5097

  Knop, Vincent ^a   Benkenida, Adlène ^a   Jay, Stéphane ^a   Colin, Olivier ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

3D CFD; Combustion modelling; ECFM; Hydrogen; Internal combustion engine; NOx emission modelling

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENGINES; FLAME SPRAYING; FLAMMABILITY; FORECASTING; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; NONMETALS; SMOKE; SPEED; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D CFD; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CFD CODES; CFD MODELLING; COHERENT FLAME MODEL; COMBUSTION MODELLING; ECFM; FUEL RESEARCH; HYDROGEN COMBUSTION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE; LAMINAR FLAME SPEEDS; LAMINAR FLAMES; LOW DENSITY; NOX EMISSION MODELLING; OPERATING STRATEGIES; OXIDE FORMATION; RESEARCH TOOLS;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 52049100087     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.06.027     Document Type: Article

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