Effect of compression ratio on the performance and combustion of a biogas fuelled spark ignition engine

Fuel

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 247-256

  Porpatham, E ^a   Ramesh, A ^b   Nagalingam, B ^b  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Biogas; Compression ratio; Engine performance; Equivalence ratio; SI engine

Indexed keywords

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; CO EMISSIONS; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; CRITICAL VALUE; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EQUIVALENCE RATIO; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; HEAT RELEASE RATES; OPERATING LIMIT; PEAK PRESSURE; SI ENGINE; SINGLE-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE; SPARK TIMING; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THROTTLE OPENING;

BIOGAS; BRAKES; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ELECTRIC SPARKS; MACHINE DESIGN; NITROGEN OXIDES;

COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY);

EID: 84857044360     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.10.059     Document Type: Article

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