Low-temperature combustion characteristics of a n-butanol/isooctane HCCI engine

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4183-4192

  He, Bang Quan ^a   Yuan, Jie ^a   Liu, Mao Bin ^a   Zhao, Hua ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUELS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IGNITION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; PARAFFINS; POLYOLS; TEMPERATURE;

AUTO-IGNITION PROCESS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; LOW TEMPERATURE REACTIONS; LOW-TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION; NEGATIVE VALVE OVERLAP; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS;

REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

EID: 84903134950     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef500508h     Document Type: Article

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