Multiple injection strategy in a direct-injection natural gas engine with entrained diesel

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 953-965

  Brown, B Scott ^a   Rogak, Steven N ^a   Munshi, Sandeep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Westport Innovations ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO-INJECTION; COMBUSTION TIMINGS; DIESEL INJECTION; ENGINE KNOCK; ENGINE LOAD; ENGINE SPEED; FUEL INJECTORS; GAS INJECTION; HEAVY DUTY ENGINES; HIGHER LOADS; IGNITION DELAYS; KNOCK INTENSITY; LOW LOAD; MULTIPLE INJECTIONS; NOX EMISSIONS; OXIDES OF NITROGEN; RELIABLE COMPRESSION; SHORTER IGNITION DELAY; SINGLE-CYLINDER ENGINES; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION KNOCK; DATA COMPRESSION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUELING; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS ENGINES; HYDROCARBONS; JET PUMPS; NATURAL GAS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

IGNITION;

EID: 77953171878     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-1954     Document Type: Article

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