Low temperature combustion optimization and cycle-by-cycle variability through injection optimization and gas-to-liquid fuel-blend ratio

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Michailidis, A D ^a   Stobart, R K ^a   McTaggart Cowan, G P ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION PHASING; CONVENTIONAL COMBUSTIONS; CYCLE BY CYCLE VARIATION; DIESEL COMBUSTION; ENGINE PARAMETER; IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; INJECTION CONDITIONS; LOW-TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION;

DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; EXPERIMENTS; FUEL INJECTION; FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84880251183     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4024090     Document Type: Article

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