Effects of ambient temperature on firing behavior and unregulated emissions of spark-ignition methanol and liquefied petroleum gas/methanol engines during cold start

Fuel

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-25

  Gong, Chang Ming ^a   Li, Jun ^b   Li, Jing Ke ^a   Li, Wen Xiang ^b   Gao, Qing ^a   Liu, Xun Jun ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China First Automobile Works Group Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Cold start; Firing behavior; Spark ignition methanol engine; Unregulated emission

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; COLD START; FIRING BEHAVIOR; SPARK-IGNITION METHANOL ENGINE; UNREGULATED EMISSIONS;

DIESEL ENGINES; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FORMALDEHYDE; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; TEMPERATURE;

METHANOL;

EID: 78449306012     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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