Detailed characterization of diesel-ignited propane and methane dual-fuel combustion in a turbocharged direct-injection diesel engine

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 227, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1255-1272

  Polk, Andrew C ^a   Gibson, Charles Michael ^a   Shoemaker, Nicholas T ^a   Srinivasan, Kalyan Kumar ^a   Krishnan, Sundar Rajan ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual fuel combustion; exhaust emissions; fuel conversion efficiency; methane; pilot ignition; propane

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIESEL ENGINES; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PREIGNITION; PROPANE; SMOKE;

BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURES; CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS; DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINES; DUAL FUEL COMBUSTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; HOMOGENOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; PILOT IGNITION;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 84884131595     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954407013487292     Document Type: Article

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