An investigation of the effects of spray angle and injection strategy on dimethyl ether (DME) combustion and exhaust emission characteristics in a common-rail diesel engine

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1364-1372

  Yoon, Seung Hyun ^a   Cha, June Pyo ^a   Lee, Chang Sik ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Combustion characteristics; DME (dimethyl ether); Exhaust emissions; Nano particle

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION DURATION; COMBUSTION PRESSURE; COMMON RAIL; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; CRANK ANGLE; CYLINDER WALLS; DIMETHYL ETHER FUELS; DIMETHYL ETHERS; ENGINE TEST; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; IGNITION DELAYS; INJECTED FUEL; INJECTION TIMING; LOW LEVEL; MULTIPLE INJECTIONS; NARROW-ANGLE INJECTOR; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; PREMIXED; RATE OF HEAT RELEASE; SOOT EMISSIONS; SPRAY ANGLE;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; DIESEL ENGINES; ETHERS; JET PUMPS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOOT; TIME MEASUREMENT;

IGNITION;

EID: 77956395127     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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