Comparison of combustion characteristics of n-butanol/ethanol-gasoline blends in a HCCI engine

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-109

  He, Bang Quan ^a   Liu, Mao Bin ^a   Zhao, Hua ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Combustion; Engine; Gasoline; HCCI

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; COMBUSTION; EFFICIENCY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; EXHAUST GASES; FUELS; IGNITION; INTAKE VALVES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; SPEED;

ALCOHOL GASOLINE BLENDS; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION STABILITY; COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES; ETHANOL GASOLINE BLEND; HCCI; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; OPERATING CONDITION;

GASOLINE;

EID: 84923656793     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.019     Document Type: Article

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