Thermodynamic analysis of combustion and pollutants formation in a wood-gas spark-ignited heavy-duty engine

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 28, 2013, Pages 12446-12464

  Papagiannakis, R G ^a   Zannis, T C ^b  

^a HELLENIC AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC NAVAL ACADEMY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Hydrogen; Nitric oxide; Spark ignition engine; Wood gas

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS; PETROLEUM-BASED LIQUIDS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; WOOD-GAS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINES; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; NITRIC OXIDE; POLLUTION; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WOOD;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTRIC POWER; ENGINES; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; POLLUTION; POWER GENERATION; SIMULATION; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WOOD;

EID: 84883772377     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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