Study of the performance and exhaust emissions of a spark-ignited engine operating on syngas fuel

International Journal of Alternative Propulsion

Volumn 1, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 190-215

  Papagiannakis, R G ^a   Rakopoulos, C D ^b   Hountalas, D T ^b   Giakoumis, E G ^b  

^a HELLENIC AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

carbon monoxide; emissions; hydrogen; performance; spark ignition engine; syngas fuel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867927515     PISSN: 14710234     EISSN: 17418011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijap.2007.013022     Document Type: Article

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