Combustion and emissions characteristics of high n-butanol/diesel ratio blend in a heavy-duty diesel engine and EGR impact

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 787-795

  Chen, Zheng ^a   Wu, Zhenkuo ^a   Liu, Jingping ^a   Lee, Chiafon ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Butanol; Combustion; Diesel; Efficiency; EGR; Emission

Indexed keywords

CYLINDER PRESSURES; DIESEL; EGR; EMISSIONS CHARACTERISTICS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; EXPANSION PROCESS; HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE; INDICATED THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

BUTENES; DIESEL FUELS; EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST GASES; NEUTRON EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOOT;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84891588947     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.11.037     Document Type: Article

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