A cold-start method and analysis for internal combustion engines particularly using a renewable fuel

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 358-364

  Cao, Yiding ^a   Chen, Deqi ^b  

^a Florida International University   (United States)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Engine cold start; Ethanol and gasoline fuels; Modified prechamber

Indexed keywords

COLD START; COMPRESSION STROKE; COMPRESSION WORK; CYLINDER HEAD; ENERGY CONTENT; FLUID FLOW; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INTAKE STROKE; MODIFIED PRECHAMBER; RECOMPRESSION; RENEWABLE FUELS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ENGINES; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASOLINE; METHANOL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 79952293216     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1683     Document Type: Article

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