The shift in relevance of fuel RON and MON to knock onset in modern SI engines over the last 70 years

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Mittal, Vikram ^a   Heywood, John B ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTO-IGNITION; AVERAGE VALUES; BINARY BLENDS; ENGINE CONDITIONS; ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE EFFICIENCY; ENGINE MODELS; ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS; FLAME FRONT; FUEL BLENDS; FUEL INJECTORS; FUEL OCTANE; FUEL/AIR MIXTURE; ISO-OCTANE; N-HEPTANES; OCTANE NUMBERS; OPERATING RANGES; PRIMARY REFERENCE FUELS; SI ENGINES; SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; STANDARD TEST CONDITIONS; WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

ANTIKNOCK RATING; COORDINATION REACTIONS; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUELS; IGNITION; TESTING;

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EID: 77953065947     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-2622     Document Type: Article

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