Improving the Understanding of Intake and Charge Effects for Increasing RCCI Engine Efficiency

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 913-927

  Splitter, Derek ^a   Wissink, Martin ^a   DelVescovo, Dan ^a   Reitz, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; EFFICIENCY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUELS; IGNITION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TEMPERATURE;

2-ETHYLHEXYL NITRATE; CHARGE STRATIFICATION; COMPRESSION IGNITION; GLOBAL EQUIVALENCE RATIO; INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION; INTAKE TEMPERATURE; SINGLE-CYLINDER ENGINES; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 84903388326     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2014-01-1325     Document Type: Article

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