Investigation of combustion, performance and emission characteristics of 2-stroke and 4-stroke spark ignition and CAI/HCCI operations in a DI gasoline

Applied Energy

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 244-255

  Zhang, Y ^a   Zhao, H ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controlled auto ignition; Four stroke; Homogeneous charge compression ignition; Spark ignition; Two stroke

Indexed keywords

DIRECT INJECTION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUEL ECONOMY; GASOLINE;

CONTROLLED AUTO IGNITION; FOUR-STROKE; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; SPARK IGNITION; TWO-STROKE;

IGNITION;

CALIBRATION; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST EMISSION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PETROLEUM;

EID: 84902318246     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.05.036     Document Type: Article

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