Effect of multiple injection strategies on the spray atomization and reduction of exhaust emissions in a compression ignition engine fueled with dimethyl ether (DME)

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1323-1332

  Suh, Hyun Kyu ^a   Yoon, Seung Hyun ^a   Lee, Chang Sik ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; CO EMISSIONS; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES; DIMETHYL ETHER FUELS; DIMETHYL ETHERS; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; INJECTION PRESSURES; INJECTION TIMING; LOW LEVEL; MULTIPLE INJECTIONS; RATE OF HEAT RELEASE; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETERS; SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION; SOOT EMISSIONS; SPLIT INJECTION; SPRAY ATOMIZATION; SPRAY DROPLET; SPRAY TIP PENETRATION;

ATOMIZATION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ETHERS; IGNITION; JETS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REDUCTION; SOOT; TIME MEASUREMENT;

SYNTHETIC FUELS;

EID: 77649102425     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef9010143     Document Type: Article

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