Development of a naturally aspirated spark ignition direct-injection flex-fuel engine

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 267-295

  Marriott, Craig D ^a   Wiles, Matthew A ^a   Gwidt, J Michael ^a   Parrish, Scott E ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BACK PRESSURES; CHARGE COOLING; COLD START; COMBUSTION STABILITY; DROPLET FORMATION; DROPLET SIZES; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; EFFICIENCY GAIN; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; EMPIRICAL DATA; ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS; ENGINE SIMULATION; ENGINE START; ETHANOL BLEND; FLASH BOILING; FLEX-FUEL; FUEL IMPINGEMENT; FULL-LOAD; GASOLINE MIXTURES; HEAT REJECTION; HIGH PRESSURE; INDICATED EFFICIENCY; INHERENT ENERGY; KNOCK RESISTANCE; LOW PRESSURES; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING STRATEGY; PART LOAD; PENETRATION LENGTH; PERFORMANCE GAIN; PHASE-DOPPLER; SPARK IGNITION; SPRAY MEASUREMENTS; SPRAY SHAPE; VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY; WHITE-LIGHT ILLUMINATION;

COMBUSTION KNOCK; DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; IGNITION; OPTIMIZATION;

FUELS;

EID: 77953145261     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-0319     Document Type: Article

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