The effects of fuel-injection timing at medium injection pressure on the engine characteristics and emissions of a CNG-DI engine fueled by a small amount of hydrogen in CNG

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 11997-12006

  Mohammed, Salah E ^a   Baharom, M B ^a   Aziz, A Rashid A ^a   Firmansyah, ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Compressed natural Gas; Direct injection; Engine characteristics; Hydrogen; Injection timings; Medium injection pressure

Indexed keywords

AIR FUEL RATIOS; BRAKE TORQUE; CO EMISSIONS; CYLINDER PRESSURES; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; ENGINE SPEED; HEAT RELEASE; IGNITION ADVANCE ANGLE; INJECTION PRESSURES; INJECTION TIMING; INJECTION TIMINGS; MEDIUM INJECTION PRESSURE; WIDE OPEN THROTTLE;

BRAKES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN; IGNITION; MACHINE DESIGN; NATURAL GAS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 80052160919     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.110     Document Type: Article

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