Optical diagnostics of the combustion process in a PFI SI boosted engine fueled with butanol-gasoline blend

Energy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 277-287

  Tornatore, Cinzia ^a   Marchitto, Luca ^a   Valentino, Gerardo ^a   Esposito Corcione, Felice ^a   Merola, Simona Silvia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Butanol gasoline blend; Combustion process; Optical diagnostics; PFI SI boosted engine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL FUELS; ALCOHOLS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUEL INJECTION; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; INTAKE VALVES; VISUALIZATION;

ABNORMAL COMBUSTION; ADVANCED SPARK TIMING; BUTANOL-GASOLINE BLEND; COMBUSTION PRESSURE; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; CYCLE-RESOLVED; ENGINE DISPLACEMENT; FUEL OCTANE; HYDROCARBON FUEL; LOW SPEED; N-BUTANOL; OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; SI ENGINES; SPARK IGNITION; SPARK TIMING; STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURES; TURBOCHARGED ENGINE; ULTRAFINE CARBONACEOUS PARTICLES;

IGNITION;

ALCOHOL; COMBUSTION; ENGINE; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROCARBON; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 84865404557     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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