Modeling charge preparation and combustion in diesel fuel, ethanol, and dual-fuel pcci engines

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-119

  Kokjohn, Sage L ^a   Splitter, Derek A ^a   Hanson, Reed M ^a   Reitz, Rolf D ^a   Manente, Vittorio ^b   Johansson, Bengt ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Engine modeling; Low temperature combustion; Pollutant emissions reduction; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; AUTO-IGNITION; CHARGE PREPARATION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMPRESSION IGNITION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; CYLINDER PRESSURES; DUAL-FUELS; ENERGY RELEASE; ENGINE LOAD; ENGINE MODELING; FUEL BLENDS; FUEL REACTIVITY; HIGH EFFICIENCY; IGNITION DELAYS; IGNITION PROCESS; LIQUID PENETRATION; LOW NOX; LOW OXYGEN; LOW-TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION; MODELING APPROACH; OPERATING CONDITION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PCCI COMBUSTION; POLLUTANT EMISSIONS REDUCTION; PREMIXED CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; REDUCED ENERGY; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; LOW TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION;

BLENDING; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FORECASTING; FUELS; GASOLINE; IGNITION; OXYGEN; ENGINES; TEMPERATURE;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 80052377159     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.2011002836     Document Type: Article

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