An experimental and numerical analysis of the HCCI auto-ignition process of primary reference fuels, toluene reference fuels and diesel fuel in an engine, varying the engine parameters

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1007-1016

  Machrafi, Hatim ^a   Cavadias, Simeon ^a   Gilbert, Philippe ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Auto ignition; Compression ratio; Diesel fuel; Engine; Equivalence ratio; HCCI; Inlet temperature; Primary reference fuels; Toluene reference fuels

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DATA COMPRESSION; DIESEL FUELS; DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES; ENGINES; FULLERENES; HEPTANE; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAFFINS; TOLUENE;

AUTO-IGNITION; COMPRESSION RATIO; EQUIVALENCE RATIO; HCCI; INLET TEMPERATURE; PRIMARY REFERENCE FUELS;

FUELS;

EID: 52949154372     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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