Effects of valve events on the engine efficiency in a homogeneous charge compression ignition engine fueled by dimethyl ether

Fuel

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1228-1234

  Jang, Jinyoung ^a   Bae, Choongsik ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DME (dimethyl ether); HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition); IEGR (internal exhaust gas recirculation); NVO (negative valve overlap)

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ETHERS; GAS ENGINES; GAS LIFTS; IGNITION; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SMOKE; STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES; SYNTHETIC FUELS; THERMOCHEMISTRY; TIME MEASUREMENT;

CAM LIFTS; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; COMPRESSION RATIOS; CYLINDER PRESSURES; DME (DIMETHYL ETHER); ENGINE EFFICIENCIES; EXHAUST GAS; EXHAUST VALVE TIMINGS; EXHAUST VALVES; FUEL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; HCCI (HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION); HCCI ENGINES; HEAT RELEASE; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES; IEGR (INTERNAL EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION); INTAKE AND EXHAUSTS; INTAKE VALVES; INTERNAL EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (IEGR); NVO (NEGATIVE VALVE OVERLAP); RESIDUAL GAS;

EXHAUST GASES;

EID: 61849155787     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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