Effect of compression ratio and spark timing on the power performance and combustion characteristics of an HCNG engine

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 18486-18491

  Ma, Fanhua ^a   Li, Shun ^a   Zhao, Jianbiao ^a   Qi, Zhengliang ^a   Deng, Jiao ^a   Naeve, Nashay ^a   He, Yituan ^a   Zhao, Shuli ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compression ratio; HCNG; Spark timing

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE PRESSURE; BRAKE TORQUE; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; CONSTANT SPEED; EXCESS AIR RATIOS; HCNG; HCNG ENGINE; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; INDICATED THERMAL EFFICIENCY; PEAK PRESSURE; POWER PERFORMANCE; SPARK IGNITION; SPARK TIMING; SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO;

COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); ELECTRIC SPARKS; GAS ENGINES; HYDROGEN;

DATA COMPRESSION;

EID: 84868195496     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.08.134     Document Type: Article

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