Performance and emissions of a modified small engine operated on producer gas

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 286-292

  Homdoung, N ^a   Tippayawong, N ^a   Dussadee, N ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAEJO UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biomass Gas engine; Compression ratio; Producer gas; Renewable energy; Spark ignition

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; BRAKES; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DIESEL ENGINES; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINES; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS ENGINES;

BIOMASS GAS; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIOS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; PRODUCER GAS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SPARK IGNITION; VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 84922803873     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.01.078     Document Type: Article

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