Performance and emission characteristics of a hydrogen-enriched compressed-natural-gas direct-injection spark ignition engine diluted with exhaust gas recirculation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-132

  Liu, Y F ^a   Liu, B ^a   Zeng, K ^a   Huang, Z ^a   Zhou, L ^a   Sun, L ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct injection spark ignition; Exhaust gas recirculation; Hydrogen; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DIRECT INJECTION; EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURES; CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMPRESSED NATURAL GASSES (CNG); DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; DIRECT-INJECTION SPARK IGNITIONS; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR); PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY;

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84863029305     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954407011413047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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