Experimental investigation of improving diesel combustion and engine performance by ethanol fumigation-heat release and flammability analysis

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 175-187

  Şahin, Zehra ^a   Durgun, Orhan ^a   Kurt, Mustafa ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOSGEB Giresun SME Development Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ethanol fumigation; Exhaust emissions; Flammability limit; Heat release analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; FLAMMABILITY; FUELS; FUMIGATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; SPEED;

EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; HEAT RELEASE ANALYSIS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PREMIXED COMBUSTION;

ETHANOL;

EID: 84908139777     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.09.053     Document Type: Article

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