Controlling n-heptane HCCI combustion with partial reforming: Experimental results and modeling analysis

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Hosseini, Vahid ^a   Stuart Neill, W ^a   David Checkel, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR/FUEL RATIO; AUTO-IGNITION; CETANE NUMBER; COMBUSTION PHASING; DETAILED CHEMICAL KINETIC; DUAL-FUELS; ENGINE MANAGEMENT; EXTREME CASE; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; FUEL CHEMISTRY; FUEL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; FUEL RESEARCH; FUEL SUPPLY; FUEL-DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HCCI COMBUSTION; HEAT RELEASE; HIGH RESISTANCE; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES; HYDROCARBON FUEL; INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE; INTAKE TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT RELEASE; LOW TEMPERATURE REACTIONS; MODELING ANALYSIS; MOLE FRACTION; N-HEPTANES; ON-BOARD FUELS; POTENTIAL METHODS; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS;

AIR INTAKES; BLENDING; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HEPTANE; HYDROGEN; IGNITION; LASERS; MASERS; NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REACTION KINETICS; REFORMING REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

FUELS;

EID: 77955145155     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3078189     Document Type: Article

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