A computational study of free-piston diesel engine combustion

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1136-1143

  Mikalsen, R ^a   Roskilly, A P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Combustion; Diesel; Free piston; Linear engine

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FLOW OF GASES; FREE PISTON ENGINES; IGNITION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; PISTONS; REVERSE COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DIESEL; DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTIONS; FREE PISTON; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSION; POTENTIAL REDUCTION;

ENGINE PISTONS;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIESEL ENGINE; GAS FLOW; NITROGEN OXIDES;

EID: 61749103436     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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