Smoothing HCCI Heat Release with Vaporization-Cooling-Induced Thermal Stratification using Ethanol

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-27

  Sjöberg, Magnus ^a   Dec, John E ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTO-IGNITION; AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; COMBUSTION RATE; COMBUSTION STABILITY; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL CONCENTRATION; FUEL STRATIFICATION; FUEL/AIR MIXTURE; FUELING RATE; HCCI COMBUSTION; HEAT OF VAPORIZATION; HEAT RELEASE; HEAT RELEASE RATES; HIGH LOAD; LIGHT-DUTY; LOW SENSITIVITY; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; PREMIXED; RESIDUAL LEVELS; SINGLE-STAGE IGNITION; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ETHANOL; FUEL PURIFICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VAPORS;

VAPORIZATION;

EID: 84859327574     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2011-01-1760     Document Type: Article

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