Optical Investigation of Dual-fuel CNG/Diesel Combustion Strategies to Reduce CO2 Emissions

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 873-887

  Dronniou, Nicolas ^a   Kashdan, Julian ^a   Lecointe, Bertrand ^a   Sauve, Kyle ^b   Soleri, Dominique ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b Westport Innovations Inc   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; EXPERIMENTS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; LUMINANCE; METHANE; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMAGING; COMBUSTION PHENOMENA; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS; HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL CAMERAS; LIGHT-DUTY DIESEL ENGINES; MIXTURE STRATIFICATIONS; OPTICAL INVESTIGATION;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84903398332     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2014-01-1313     Document Type: Article

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