Modelling and optimizing two- and four-stroke hybrid pneumatic engines

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-280

  Donitz C ^a   Vasile, I ^a   Onder, C H ^a   Guzzella, L ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hybrid pneumatic engines; Modelling; Optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED AIR MOTORS; FUEL ECONOMY; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PNEUMATICS;

ENGINE CONFIGURATION; HYBRID-ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN; INTAKE AND EXHAUST; OPERATING STRATEGY; PNEUMATIC HYBRIDIZATIONS; SYSTEMATIC OPTIMIZATION; THROTTLE ACTUATION; VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION;

ENGINES;

EID: 67649209555     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO972     Document Type: Article

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