Effect of exhaust gas recirculation and intake pre-heating on performance and emission characteristics of dual fuel engines at part loads

Journal of Central South University of Technology (English Edition)

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1346-1352

  Paykani, A ^a   Saray, R Khoshbakhti ^b   Shervani Tabar, M T ^c   Mohammadi Kousha, A ^c  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dual fuel engine; Emission; Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR); Performance; Venturi EGR system

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; DUAL-FUELS; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INLET AIR; NOX EMISSIONS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PART LOAD; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS; VENTURI;

EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; HYDROCARBONS; INERT GASES; MACHINE DESIGN; NEUTRON EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 84862733572     PISSN: 10059784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11771-012-1148-5     Document Type: Article

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