Influence of fuel composition on combustion and emissions characteristics of natural gas/diesel RCCI engine

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 58-65

  Kakaee, Amir Hasan ^a   Rahnama, Pourya ^a   Paykani, Amin ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Emissions; Natural gas composition; RCCI engine; Speed; Wobbe number

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DIESEL FUELS; DIRECT INJECTION; ENGINES; GASES; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SPEED;

EMISSIONS CHARACTERISTICS; FUEL COMPOSITIONS; HIGH REACTIVITY; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; NATURAL GAS COMPOSITION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS; WOBBE NUMBER;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 84928656737     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2015.04.020     Document Type: Article

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