On road experimental tests of hydrogen/natural gas blends on transit buses

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1775-1783

  Genovese, Antonino ^a   Contrisciani, Nicola ^a   Ortenzi, Fernando ^b   Cazzola, Vittorio ^c  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ATM Public Transit Company of Ravenna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emissions; Experimental tests; Hydrogen CNG blends; Public transit bus

Indexed keywords

CNG VEHICLES; DRIVING CYCLE; EMISSIONS; ENGINE EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPERIMENTAL TESTS; IGNITION ADVANCE ANGLE; LABORATORY FACILITIES; LEAN-BURN ENGINES; LEVERAGE EFFECTS; METHANE GAS; PUBLIC TRANSIT BUS; RESEARCH CENTER; ROAD TESTS; TRANSIT BUS; TRANSPORT OPERATORS; URBAN TRANSIT; VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS;

BUS TRANSPORTATION; BUSES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MASS TRANSPORTATION; METHANE; RATING; ROADS AND STREETS; TESTING;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 79551497644     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.10.092     Document Type: Article

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