An experimental investigation into combustion and performance characteristics of an HCCI gasoline engine fueled with n-heptane, isopropanol and n-butanol fuel blends at different inlet air temperatures

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 98, Issue , 2015, Pages 199-207

  Uyumaz, Ahmet ^a  

^a MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Combustion; HCCI; Isopropanol; n Butanol; Performance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMBUSTION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUELS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING; THERMAL LOAD;

COMBUSTION DURATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HCCI; INLET AIR TEMPERATURES; ISO-PROPANOLS; N-BUTANOL; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS;

HEPTANE;

EID: 84926663508     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.03.043     Document Type: Article

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