Effect of Ignition Improvers on the Combustion Performance of Regular-Grade E10 Gasoline in an HCCI Engine

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 790-806

  Ji, Chunsheng ^a   Dec, John ^a   Dernotte, Jeremie ^a   Cannella, William ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoignition Reactivity; HCCI; Ignition Improvers; ITHR; PFS

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION KNOCK; IGNITION; NITROGEN OXIDES;

AUTO-IGNITION; DI-TERT BUTYL PEROXIDE; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR); HCCI; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES; ITHR; PFS;

GASOLINE;

EID: 84903398136     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2014-01-1282     Document Type: Article

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