Performance and emission characterization of 1.2L MPI engine with multiple fuels (E10, LPG and CNG)

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 334-352

  Shanmugam, R Muthu ^a   Kankariya, Nilesh M ^b   Honvault, Jacques ^c   Srinivasan, L ^a   Viswanatha, H C ^a   Nicolas, Patrice ^c   Saravanan, N ^a   Christian, Dias ^c  

^a TATA MOTORS LTD   (India)

^b Incat A Tata Technologies Ltd Co ^*  (United States)

^c VALEO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATE FUELS; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; EMISSION TEST; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; ETHANOL BLEND; ETHANOL-BLENDED FUELS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FUEL LINES; GASEOUS FUEL; GASEOUS METHANE; HC EMISSIONS; MAXIMUM POWER; MAXIMUM TORQUE; MULTIPLE FUELS; NOX EMISSIONS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; POWER DROPS; TEST RESULTS; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BUTANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DROPS; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASOLINE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MACHINE DESIGN; METHANE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROPANE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ETHANOL FUELS;

EID: 78649753675     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2010-01-0740     Document Type: Article

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