Effects of ambient temperature and oxygen concentration on diesel spray combustion using a single-nozzle injector in a constant volume combustion chamber

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 185, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1378-1399

  Jing, Wei ^a   Roberts, William L ^a,b   Fang, Tiegang ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

chemiluminescence; Diesel engine; Excess air ratio; Low temperature combustion; Natural luminosity; OH; Spray combustion

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; CONSTANT VOLUME COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; EXCESS AIR RATIOS; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR); HIGH-TEMPERATURE REACTION; LOW-TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION; OH; SPRAY COMBUSTION;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DIESEL ENGINES; FLAME RESEARCH; LUMINANCE; NOZZLES; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84882388541     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2013.798315     Document Type: Article

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