Experimental investigation of the influence of internal and external EGR on the combustion characteristics of a wcontrolled auto-ignition two-stroke cycle engine

Applied Energy

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-10

  Andwari, Amin Mahmoudzadeh ^a   Aziz, Azhar Abdul ^a   Said, Mohd Farid Muhamad ^a   Latiff, Zulkarnain Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Controlled auto ignition; External exhaust gas recirculation; Internal exhaust gas recirculation; Octane number; Two stroke cycle engine

Indexed keywords

ANTIKNOCK RATING; ENGINES; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; IGNITION; TEMPERATURE;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; CONTROLLED AUTO-IGNITION COMBUSTIONS; CONTROLLED AUTOIGNITION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXTERNAL EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT RELEASE; TWO-STROKE CYCLE ENGINES;

DIESEL ENGINES;

CIRCULATION; COMBUSTION; ENGINE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS FLOW; PARAMETERIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84906213815     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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