NO x reduction from a large bore natural gas engine via reformed natural gas prechamber fueling optimization

Fuel

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 298-306

  Ruter, Mathew D ^a   Olsen, Daniel B ^a   Scotto, Mark V ^b   Perna, Mark A ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Rolls Royce   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion stability; Large bore engine; NO x; Precombustion chamber; Reformed natural gas

Indexed keywords

CLEARANCE VOLUME; COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES; COMBUSTION STABILITY; ELECTRONIC INJECTION; ENGINE OPERATIONS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; FLAME JETS; FLAME SPEED; FUEL LINES; GASEOUS FUEL; HIGH ENERGY; INJECTION TIMING; LARGE BORE; LEAN COMBUSTION; LEAN MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS REFORMERS; OPERATING POINTS; PRECOMBUSTION CHAMBER; REFORMED NATURAL GAS; RESEARCH RESULTS; SYN-GAS; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ENGINES; FUELING; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PRECOMBUSTION; REDUCTION; STABILITY; SYNTHESIS GAS;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 84860407667     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.06.072     Document Type: Article

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