Simultaneous reduction in the exhaust emissions by a high exhaust gas recirculation ratio in a dimethyl-ether-fuelled diesel engine at a low-load operating condition

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 226, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1130-1142

  Park, Su Han ^a   Cha, Junepyo ^a   Park, Sungwook ^a   Lee, Chang Sik ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dimethyl ether; emission reduction; exhaust gas recirculation; nitrogen oxides; soot; tip velocity

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHERS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IGNITION; METAL HALIDE LAMPS; METAL HALIDES; NITROGEN OXIDES; SMOKE; SOOT; VISUALIZATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS; DIMETHYL ETHERS; EMISSION REDUCTION; EXHAUST EMISSION REDUCTION; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION RATES; INTRINSIC CHARACTERISTICS; SINGLE-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE; TIP VELOCITY;

EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION;

EID: 84871993962     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954407012439502     Document Type: Article

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