Performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a spark-ignition engine with simultaneous injection of n-butanol and gasoline in comparison to blended butanol and gasoline

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1060-1074

  Venugopal, Thangavel ^a   Ramesh, Asvathanarayanan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohols as fuels; Butanol gasoline blends; Combustion in engines; Emissions; N butanol; Simultaneous injection

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINES; FUELS; INTAKE VALVES; NITRIC OXIDE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PHASE SEPARATION;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DUAL INJECTION SYSTEM; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); N-BUTANOL; SIMULTANEOUS INJECTIONS; SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE; WIDE OPEN THROTTLE;

GASOLINE;

EID: 84902199794     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3113     Document Type: Article

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