Investigation of the sources of combustion instability in low-temperature combustion engines using response surface models

International Journal of Engine Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 419-440

  Klos, David ^a   Kokjohn, Sage L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

combustion instability; cycle to cycle variation; homogeneous charge compression ignition; Low temperature combustion; reactivity controlled compression ignition; response surface model

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINES; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES; COMPRESSION IGNITION; CYCLE TO CYCLE VARIATION; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; LOW TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION; RESPONSE SURFACE MODELING;

IGNITION;

EID: 84925594929     PISSN: 14680874     EISSN: 20413149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468087414556135     Document Type: Article

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