Numerical study on the combustion process of a biogas spark ignition engine

Thermal Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 241-254

  Carrera, Jose L E ^a   Riesco, Jose M A ^b   Martinez, Simon M ^c   Sanchez, Fausto A C ^c   Gallegos, Armando M ^b  

^a Carrera de Ingenieria Industrial   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biogas combustion; Computational fluid dynamics; Spark ignition; Wiebe function

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FUELS; GEOMETRY; GLOBAL WARMING; IGNITION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; WASTE INCINERATION;

BIOGAS COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; ENERGY; ENGINE SPEED; ITS APPLICATIONS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; ORGANIC WASTES; SPARK IGNITION; SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE; WIEBE FUNCTION;

BIOGAS;

EID: 84876990057     PISSN: 03549836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI111115152C     Document Type: Article

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