Boosted HCCI Combustion Using Low-Octane Gasoline with Fully Premixed and Partially Stratified Charges

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1075-1088

  Yang, Yi ^a   Dec, John E ^a   Dronniou, Nicolas ^a   Cannella, William ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; GASOLINE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MIXTURES; STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES;

COMBUSTION PHASING; CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; INTAKE TEMPERATURE; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; MIXTURE STRATIFICATIONS; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; STRATIFIED CHARGE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84877165697     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2012-01-1120     Document Type: Article

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