Combustion and emissions control in diesel-methane dual fuel engines: The effects of methane supply method combined with variable in-cylinder charge bulk motion

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 3004-3017

  Carlucci, Antonio P ^a   Laforgia, Domenico ^a   Saracino, Roberto ^a   Toto, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bulk motion; Diesel; Dual fuel engine; Methane injection; Stratified combustion

Indexed keywords

AIR FUEL MIXTURES; BULK MOTION; COMMON RAIL; COMPRESSION STROKE; CRANK ANGLE; DIESEL; DIESEL SPRAY; DIGITAL CCD CAMERA; DUAL FUEL COMBUSTION; DUAL-FUELS; EMISSION LEVEL; EMISSIONS CONTROL; ENGINE EMISSION; ENGINE INLETS; ENGINE LOAD; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; GASEOUS FUEL; INJECTION PRESSURES; INLET DUCTS; INLET VALVE; LOW LOAD; LUMINANCE CURVES; LUMINANCE VALUE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PILOT INJECTION; POLLUTANT EMISSION; PORT INJECTION; STRATIFIED COMBUSTION; TURBULENT FLAME; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS;

AIR INTAKES; CCD CAMERAS; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; FLOW STRUCTURE; FUELS; INLET FLOW; INTAKE VALVES; JET PUMPS; METHANE; MIXTURES; NITRIC OXIDE;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 79955717768     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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