Performance and exhaust emissions of a spark ignition engine with methanol blended gasoline fuels

Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1343-1354

  Saridemir, Suat ^a   Ergin, Turgay ^b  

^a Dce University   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emissions; Engine performance; Methanol; Small SI engine

Indexed keywords

BLENDED GASOLINE; ECO-FRIENDLY; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXHAUST TEMPERATURE; GASOLINE BLENDS; HEAT ENERGY; PERFORMANCE TESTS; POLLUTANT EMISSION; SI ENGINES; SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE; SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; VARIABLE SPEED; VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY; WIDE OPEN THROTTLE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; MACHINE DESIGN; METHANOL; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

METHANOL FUELS;

EID: 84862558066     PISSN: 1308772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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