In-Cylinder Particulate Matter and Spray Imaging of Ethanol/Gasoline Blends in a Direct Injection Spark Ignition Engine

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Fatouraie, Mohammad ^a   Wooldridge, Margaret ^a   Wooldridge, Steven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FUEL INJECTION; FUELS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IGNITION; SOOT;

COOLANT TEMPERATURE; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; ETHANOL FUEL BLENDS; FUEL INJECTION TIMING; PARTICULATE MATTER;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 84876549755     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-0259     Document Type: Article

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