Experimental study on combustion characteristics of a spark-ignition engine fueled with natural gas-hydrogen blends combining with EGR

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1035-1044

  Hu, Erjiang ^a   Huang, Zuohua ^a   Liu, Bing ^a   Zheng, Jianjun ^a   Gu, Xiaolei ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Combustion characteristics; Exhaust gas recirculation; Hydrogen; Natural gas; Spark ignition engine

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINES; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDROGEN; IGNITION; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NATURAL GAS; NONMETALS; SMOKE; SUPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION DURATION; EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; EGR RATE; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLAME DEVELOPMENT; HYDROGEN ADDITION; IGNITION ENGINE; LOW TEMPERATURE (LTR); SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 58549092965     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.11.030     Document Type: Article

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