Experimental investigation of the effect of the intake air temperature and mixture quality on the combustion of a methanol- and gasoline-fuelled homogeneous charge compression ignition engine

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

Volumn 223, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1445-1458

  Maurya, R K ^a   Agarwal, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Combustion; Controlled autoignition; Gasoline; Homogeneous charge compression ignition; Methanol

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; GAS MIXTURES; GASOLINE; IGNITION; METHANOL; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROCESS CONTROL; THERMAL LOAD;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; CONTROLLED AUTOIGNITION; ENGINE COMBUSTION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 70350451239     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO1238     Document Type: Article

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