Effect of syngas composition on combustion and exhaust emission characteristics in a pilot-ignited dual-fuel engine operated in PREMIER combustion mode

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 11985-11996

  Azimov, Ulugbek ^a   Tomita, Eiji ^a   Kawahara, Nobuyuki ^a   Harada, Yuji ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dual fuel engine; End gas autoignition; PREMIER combustion; Syngas combustion

Indexed keywords

AUTO-IGNITION; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; COMBUSTION MODE; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; CONVENTIONAL ENGINE; END-GAS AUTOIGNITION; ENGINE OPERATIONS; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL MASS FRACTION; HC EMISSIONS; HEAT RELEASE; HEAT RELEASE RATES; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; INDICATED THERMAL EFFICIENCY; MAXIMUM PRESSURE; NOX EMISSIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; PREMIER COMBUSTION; PREMIXED; PREMIXED FLAME; PROPAGATING FLAME; SYN-GAS; SYNGAS COMBUSTION; SYNGAS COMPOSITION; TWO STAGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINES; FUELS; MACHINE DESIGN; NITROGEN OXIDES; SYNTHESIS GAS;

IGNITION;

EID: 80052157103     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.192     Document Type: Article

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