The nature of "superknock" and its origins in SI engines

Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Internal Combustion Engines: Performance, Fuel Economy and Emissions

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 259-269

  Kalghatgi, G T ^a   Bradley, D ^b   Andrae, J ^c   Harrison, A J ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTO-IGNITION; CHEMICAL KINETICS; GAS PRESSURES; HIGH RATE; HOT SPOT; KNOCK INTENSITY; PRESSURE WAVES; PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SI ENGINES; SPARK IGNITION ENGINES;

ACOUSTICS; COMBUSTION KNOCK; DETONATION; ENGINES; IGNITION;

FUEL ECONOMY;

EID: 77952390994     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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