Parametric investigation of natural gas port injection and diesel pilot injection on the combustion and emissions of a turbocharged common rail dual-fuel engine at low load

Applied Energy

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 130-137

  Yang, Bo ^a   Xi, Chengxun ^a   Wei, Xing ^a   Zeng, Ke ^a   Lai, Ming Chia ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual fuel; Emissions; Natural gas injection timing; Pilot injection pressure; Pilot injection timing

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; IGNITION; NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; DUAL-FUELS; FLAME PROPAGATION SPEED; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); NATURAL GAS INJECTION; PARAMETRIC INVESTIGATIONS; PILOT INJECTION; PILOT INJECTION TIMING;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

COMBUSTION; CYLINDER; DIESEL ENGINE; EXHAUST EMISSION; NATURAL GAS; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OXIDE; PARAMETERIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84921915890     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.037     Document Type: Article

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