Measurement of vapor pressures and enthalpies of vaporization of gasoline and ethanol blends and their effects on mixture preparation in an SI engine

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 132-144

  Kar, Kenneth ^a   Last, Tristan ^a   Haywood, Clare ^a   Raine, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COOLING; CLAUSIUS-CLAPEYRON EQUATIONS; COMPETING EFFECTS; COMPREHENSIVE MEASUREMENT; CYCLE-RESOLVED; ENGINE DESIGN; ENTHALPIES OF VAPORIZATION; ENTHALPY OF VAPORIZATION; ETHANOL BLEND; ETHANOL GASOLINE BLEND; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; FUEL FLOW RATES; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; MAXIMUM COOLING; PER UNIT; SI ENGINES; VAPOR PRESSURE DATA;

BLENDING; COOLING; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ENTHALPY; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FUELS; GASOLINE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MACHINE DESIGN; MIXTURES; STOICHIOMETRY; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORS;

ETHANOL;

EID: 77953141059     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-0317     Document Type: Article

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