Emission analysis of a compressed natural gas directinjection engine with a homogenous mixture

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-38

  Abdullah, S ^a   Kurniawan, W H ^a   Khamas, M ^a   Ali, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Compressed natural gas; Computational fluid dynamics; Direct injection; Emissions; Exhaust gases; Homogeneous mixture

Indexed keywords

AIR FUEL MIXTURES; AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE; CO AND NO; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; EMISSION ANALYSIS; EMISSIONS; ENGINE SPEED; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS; HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES; HOMOGENOUS MIXTURES; IDEAL SOLUTIONS; INJECTION MECHANISMS; MASS BALANCE; NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SIMULATION RESULT; SINGLE-CYLINDER RESEARCH ENGINES; STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURES; WORLD OIL RESERVES;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECT INJECTION; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; EXHAUST GASES; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS ENGINES; MIXTURES; NITRIC OXIDE; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS;

EID: 79551692033     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12239-011-0004-1     Document Type: Article

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