Combustion and emission characteristics of a natural gas-fueled diesel engine with EGR

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 64, Issue , 2012, Pages 301-312

  Abdelaal, M M ^a   Hegab, A H ^a  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Diesel fuel; Dual fuel engine; EGR; Emissions; Natural gas; Pilot ignited

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINES; DUAL-FUELS; EGR; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAS DIESEL ENGINE; INTAKE MANIFOLD; NATURAL GAS-AIR MIXTURE; NOX EMISSIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING MODES; PART LOAD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT IGNITED; POLLUTANT EMISSION; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS;

AIR INTAKES; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DIESEL FUELS; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 84866546077     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.05.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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