Adaptation of small capacity natural gas engine for producer gas operation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 226, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1568-1578

  Dasappa, S ^a   Sridhar, G ^b   Paul, P J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b Siemens Corporate Research and Technologies   (India)

Author keywords

gas engines; gasifier; natural gas; producer gas

Indexed keywords

BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURES; CRITICAL EVALUATION; ENERGY FLOW; ENGINE COOLING; FREQUENCY RECOVERY; GASIFIERS; IGNITION TIMING; LOAD VARIATIONS; LOW POWER; NATURAL GAS OPERATIONS; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; PEAK POWER; POWER OUT PUT; PRODUCER GAS; SHAFT POWER; SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; TOP DEAD CENTRES;

COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 84864477131     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: 20412983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954406211424678     Document Type: Article

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