Statistical analysis of the cyclic variations of heat release parameters in HCCI combustion of methanol and gasoline

Applied Energy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 228-236

  Maurya, Rakesh Kumar ^a   Agarwal, Avinash Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Combustion analysis; Cycle to cycle variation; Gasoline; HCCI; Heat release analysis; Methanol

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; GASOLINE; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS;

AIR FUEL RATIOS; AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; BURN FRACTION; CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; COMBUSTION ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES; COMBUSTION PARAMETERS; COMBUSTION TIMINGS; CRANK ANGLE; CYCLE-TO-CYCLE VARIATION; CYCLIC VARIATIONS; ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS; ENGINE SPEED; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FOUR-STROKE ENGINE; HCCI; HCCI COMBUSTION; HEAT RELEASE; HEAT RELEASE ANALYSIS; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE; MAXIMUM RATE OF HEAT RELEASE; ROBUST PARAMETERS; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; TEST CONDITION;

IGNITION;

COMBUSTION; CONTROL SYSTEM; ENGINE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANOL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 80053317807     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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