The influence of fuel composition on the combustion and emission characteristics of natural gas fueled engines

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-78

  Kakaee, Amir Hasan ^a   Paykani, Amin ^a   Ghajar, Mostafa ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CI engine; Emissions; Natural gas composition; Performance; SI engine; Wobbe number

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; ENGINES; FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RESEARCH;

CI ENGINE; NATURAL GAS COMPOSITION; PERFORMANCE; SI ENGINES; WOBBE NUMBER;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84902675075     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.080     Document Type: Review

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