Prechamber NOx formation in low BMEP 2-stroke cycle natural gas engines

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 687-694

  Olsen, Daniel B ^a   Lisowski, Justin M ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Combustion stability; Emissions; In cylinder sampling; Natural gas; Oxides of nitrogen; Precombustion chamber

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINES; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; IGNITION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

COMBUSTION STABILITY; EMISSIONS; IN-CYLINDER SAMPLING; OXIDES OF NITROGEN; PRECOMBUSTION CHAMBER;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 56049105192     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.03.049     Document Type: Article

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