A study of spray strategies on improvement of engine performance and emissions reduction characteristics in a DME fueled diesel engine

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1802-1813

  Kim, Hyung Jun ^a   Park, Su Han ^a   Lee, Kwan Soo ^a   Lee, Chang Sik ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combustion characteristics; DME fueled CI engine; Emission characteristics; Emissions reduction characteristics; Injection angle; Injection timing

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINES; ETHERS; FUELS; MACHINE DESIGN; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISUALIZATION;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; DME FUELED CI ENGINE; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION CHARACTERISTICS; INJECTION ANGLE; INJECTION TIMING;

IGNITION;

COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINE; EVAPORATION; EXHAUST EMISSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REACTION KINETICS; SPRAY; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 79952184481     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.12.026     Document Type: Article

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