Effect of Cetane Improvers on Gasoline, Ethanol, and Methanol Reactivity and the Implications for RCCI Combustion

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 170-187

  Dempsey, Adam B ^a,b   Walker, N Ryan ^a   Reitz, Rolf ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIKNOCK RATING; COMBUSTION; DIESEL FUELS; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FUELS; GASOLINE; HEPTANE; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MIXTURES; NITRATES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES;

2-ETHYLHEXYL NITRATE; COMBUSTION PHASING; DI-TERT BUTYL PEROXIDE; FUEL REACTIVITY; HIGH REACTIVITY; OPERATING CONDITION; PREMIXED COMBUSTION; PRIMARY REFERENCE FUELS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 84876556196     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-1678     Document Type: Article

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