Hydrogen-methane blend fuelling of a heavy-duty, direct-injection engine

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 521-530

  McTaggart Cowan, G P ^a   Munshi, S R ^b   Rogak, S N ^c   Hill, P G ^c   Bushe, W K ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Westport Power Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DIRECT INJECTION; ELECTROLYSIS; ENGINES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUELING; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS PLANTS; GASES; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; STEAM POWER PLANTS; STEAM REFORMING; THERMODYNAMICS;

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; COMBUSTION STABILITY; COMBUSTION SYSTEMS; DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES; FUEL PRODUCTION; HEAVY DUTY ENGINES; HYDROGEN METHANE BLENDS; REDUCING EMISSIONS;

NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 71549139191     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE200741373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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