A numerical investigation on the effects of using formaldehyde as an additive on the performance of an HCCI engine fueled with natural gas

International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 79-89

  Jahanian, O ^a   Jazayeri, S A ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde; HCCI engine; Natural gas; Start of combustion; Thermodynamic modeling

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FORMALDEHYDE; FUEL ADDITIVES; GASES; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS;

AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE; DETAILED CHEMICAL KINETIC; HCCI ENGINE; HYDROXYL CONCENTRATIONS; NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; START OF COMBUSTION; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 84872926149     PISSN: 20089163     EISSN: 22516832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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