Effects of biofuel blends on RCCI combustion in a light-duty, multi-cylinder diesel engine

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 488-503

  Hanson, Reed ^a   Curran, Scott ^a   Wagner, Robert ^a   Reitz, Rolf ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; COMPRESSION IGNITION; CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; MULTICYLINDER ENGINE; PRESSURE RISE RATES; ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUELS; ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL;

BLENDING; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; EXPERIMENTS; GASOLINE; IGNITION; SULFUR;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84878799098     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-1653     Document Type: Article

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