Experimental validation of a kinetic multi-component mechanism in a wide HCCI engine operating range for mixtures of n-heptane, iso-octane and toluene: Influence of EGR parameters

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2956-2965

  Machrafi, Hatim ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Combustion; Computational chemistry; Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) dilution; Experimental validation; Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) auto ignition; Kinetics; Minor chemical species

Indexed keywords

FULLERENES; HEPTANE; MECHANISMS; NANOSTRUCTURES; TOLUENE;

AUTO-IGNITION PROCESS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; EXHAUST GAS RE-CIRCULATION; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) DILUTION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HCCI ENGINES; HEAT RELEASES; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION (HCCI) AUTO-IGNITION; HOMOGENEOUS-CHARGE COMPRESSION-IGNITION; IGNITION DELAYS; ISO-OCTANE; KINETICS; MINOR CHEMICAL SPECIES; MULTI COMPONENTS; N HEPTANES; OPERATING RANGES;

IGNITION;

EID: 52949087547     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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