Effect of hot exhaust gas recirculation on the combustion characteristics and particles emissions of a pilot-ignited natural gas engine

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1116-1125

  Zhou, Lei ^a   Liu, Yifu ^a   Lu, Sun ^a   Hou, Haixiao ^a   Zeng, Ke ^a   Huang, Zuohua ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS ENGINES; GASES; HARDWARE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROVEN RESERVES;

AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURES; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PREMIXED CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE NUMBER; ULTRAFINE PARTICLES EMISSIONS;

IGNITION;

EID: 84878802610     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-1341     Document Type: Article

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