Effect of Heat of Vaporization, Chemical Octane, and Sensitivity on Knock Limit for Ethanol - Gasoline Blends

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 823-843

  Stein, Robert A ^a   Polovina, Dusan ^a   Roth, Kevin ^a   Foster, Michael ^b   Lynskey, Michael ^b   Whiting, Todd ^c   Anderson, James E ^d   Shelby, Michael H ^d   Leone, Thomas G ^d   VanderGriend, Steven ^e  

^a AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^c DEERE AND COMPANY   (United States)

^d FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^e ICM Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIKNOCK RATING; BINARY ALLOYS; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION KNOCK; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); COOLING; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; GASOLINE; HOLMIUM ALLOYS; TEMPERATURE; TESTING; VANADIUM ALLOYS; VAPORIZATION;

DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES; ETHANOL GASOLINE BLEND; EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES; HEAT OF VAPORIZATION; OPERATING CONDITION; PORT FUEL INJECTIONS; RESEARCH OCTANE NUMBER; SINGLE CYLINDER ENGINE;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 84870635859     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2012-01-1277     Document Type: Article

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