S.I. engine fuelled with gasoline, methane and methane/hydrogen blends: Heat release and loss analysis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2494-2503

  Thurnheer, T ^a   Soltic, P ^a   Dimopoulos Eggenschwiler, P ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Combustion; Gasoline; Heat release analysis; Hydrogen; Loss analysis; Methane; Mixtures; S.I. engine; Willans line

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINES; FUELS; GAS ENGINES; GASOLINE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; IGNITION; METHANE; OPTICAL LOSSES; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

BI-FUEL ENGINES; BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURES; FUEL BLENDS; FUEL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; GASEOUS FUELS; HEAT RELEASE; HEAT RELEASE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL COMBUSTIONS; LOSS ANALYSIS; MASS FRACTIONS; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; PORT FUEL INJECTIONS; RELATIVE ERRORS; S.I. ENGINE; WILLANS LINE;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 60649096250     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.12.048     Document Type: Article

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