Experimental investigation of low temperature diesel combustion processes

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 183, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1376-1400

  Cong, S ^a   McTaggart Cowan, G P ^a   Garner, C P ^a   Wahab, E ^b   Peckham, M ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBUSTION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cool flame; Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR); Low temperature diesel combustion (LTC); Negative temperature coefficient (NTC)

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION HEAT; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMBUSTION STAGE; COOL FLAME; DIESEL COMBUSTION; DIESEL COMBUSTION PROCESS; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION RATES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUEL MIXING; HEAT RELEASE; HEAT RELEASE RATES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; IGNITION DELAYS; INJECTION PRESSURES; INJECTION TIMING; INTAKE CHARGE TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE REACTIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (NTC); OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PEAK HEAT RELEASE RATES; RAPID TRANSITIONS; REACTION PHASE; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMAL REACTIONS;

EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; LASERS; MASERS; NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; REACTION RATES; TEMPERATURE;

IGNITION;

EID: 84855690830     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2011.600740     Document Type: Article

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