Burn angles and form factors for Wiebe function fits to mass fraction burned curves of a spark ignition engine with variable valve timing

International Journal of Engine Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-186

  Bonatesta, F ^a   Waters, B ^a   Shayler, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burn angle; Combustion duration; Form factor; Spark ignition engine; Wiebe function

Indexed keywords

BURN ANGLES; COMBUSTION DURATION; FORM FACTORS; SPARK IGNITION ENGINE; SPARK IGNITION ENGINES;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CURVE FITTING; DENSITY OF GASES; DILUTION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINES; GAS ENGINES; SMOKE; TIME MEASUREMENT;

IGNITION;

EID: 77951010572     PISSN: 14680874     EISSN: 14680874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14680874JER05009     Document Type: Article

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