Experimental studies of high efficiency combustion with fumigation of dme and propane into diesel engine intake air

ASME 2013 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2013

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Prabhakar, Bhaskar ^a   Jayaraman, Srinivas ^a   Wal, Randy Vander ^a   Boehman, André ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; COMBUSTION; DIESEL FUELS; DIRECT INJECTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; FUMIGATION; MACHINE DESIGN; PROPANE; TEMPERATURE;

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; COMBUSTION PHASING; HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT RELEASE; LIGHT-DUTY DIESEL ENGINES; LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT RELEASE; PEAK CYLINDER PRESSURES; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUELS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 84902362445     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICEF2013-19259     Document Type: Conference Paper

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