On the importance of specific heats as regards efficiency increases for highly dilute IC engines

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 146-160

  Caton, Jerald A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Engine efficiency; IC engines; Specific heats; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY INCREASE; ENGINE CYCLE SIMULATION; ENGINE EFFICIENCY; HIGH COMPRESSION RATIO; HIGH-EFFICIENCY ENGINES; HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIOS; IC ENGINES; INDICATED THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENGINES;

EID: 84891699493     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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