Effects of pilot fuel quantity on the emissions characteristics of a CNG/diesel dual fuel engine with optimized pilot injection timing

Applied Energy

Volumn 110, Issue , 2013, Pages 201-206

  Liu, Jie ^a   Yang, Fuyuan ^a   Wang, Hewu ^a   Ouyang, Minggao ^a   Hao, Shougang ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Changzhou ECTEK Automotive Electronics Limited   (China)

Author keywords

CI engine; CNG; Dual fuel; Emission

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; METHANE; NEUTRON EMISSION; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CI ENGINE; CNG; DUAL-FUELS; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; EMISSIONS CHARACTERISTICS; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; PILOT FUEL QUANTITY; PILOT INJECTION TIMING;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINE; EMISSION; FUEL; METHANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84877838253     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.03.024     Document Type: Article

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