Experimental investigation on dual fuel operation of acetylene in a DI diesel engine

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 496-503

  Lakshmanan, T ^a   Nagarajan, G ^b  

^a Rajarajeswari Engineering College   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Dual fuel engine; Ignition delay

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE GAS; CO EMISSIONS; COMBUSTION PROPERTY; COMBUSTION RATE; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; DI DIESEL ENGINE; DIRECT INJECTION; DUAL-FUEL OPERATION; DUAL-FUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAME SPEED; GASEOUS FUEL; HC EMISSIONS; IGNITION DELAYS; MODE OF OPERATIONS; PEAK PRESSURE; POWER OUT PUT; PRIMARY FUELS; RATE OF PRESSURE; RENEWABLE FUELS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; VARIABLE LOADS;

ACETYLENE; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; IGNITION; LIGHTING; OPTICAL SENSORS; SMOKE;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 77949915065     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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