Effects of diluents on knock rating of gaseous fuels

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 222, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 587-597

  Bade Shrestha, S O ^a   Rodrigues, R ^a  

^a Parkview Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Biogases; Knock rating; Landfill gases; Low btu gases; Methane number

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL DEPOSITS; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); ENGINE CYLINDERS; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HEATING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METHANE; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; OXIDES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER VAPOR;

COAL BEDS; ENERGY SECURITIES; EXTENDING; FUEL COMPOSITIONS; FUEL MIXTURES; GASEOUS FUELS; IGNITION ENGINES; KNOCK RATING; KNOCK RATINGS; KNOCK RESISTANCES; LANDFILL GASES; LOW HEATING VALUES; LOW-BTU GASES; METHANE NUMBER; METHANE NUMBERS; NATURAL GASES; NITROGEN CONTENTS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPERATIONAL LIMITS; RENEWABLE FUELS; VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIOS; WATER VAPOURS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

EID: 54949093230     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE554     Document Type: Article

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