Ring pack crevice effects on the hydrocarbon emissions from an air-cooled utility engine

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1319-1331

  Salazar, V M ^a   Ghandhi, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FUEL RATIOS; BURN FRACTION; CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; CONDITIONAL SAMPLING; CRANK ANGLE; CYCLE BASIS; CYLINDER PRESSURES; ENGINE LOAD; ENGINE SPEED; ENSEMBLE AVERAGES; EXHAUST VALVE CLOSINGS; FUEL MIXTURES; HC EMISSIONS; HIGH LOAD; HYDROCARBON EMISSION; IGNITION TIMING; INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION; LIGHT LOADS; LOAD CONDITION; MASS FLOW RATE; MODEL RESULTS; POST-OXIDATION; STORAGE MECHANISM; SUB-GROUPS; TIME-RESOLVED;

COMBUSTION; COOLING SYSTEMS; DIESEL ENGINES; HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 77953210396     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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