The effects of biomass syngas composition, moisture, tar loading and operating conditions on the combustion of a tar-tolerant HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) engine

Energy

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 289-302

  Bhaduri, S ^a   Contino, F ^b   Jeanmart, H ^a   Breuer, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c Breuer Technical Development   (Belgium)

Author keywords

(Homogeneous charge compression ignition) HCCI; Biomass; Gasification; Syngas; Tars; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; GASIFICATION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MOISTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS GAS; TAR; WATER VAPOR;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; COMBUSTIBLE COMPOSITION; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; INDICATED EFFICIENCY; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; INTAKE TEMPERATURE; OPERATING CONDITION; SYN-GAS;

IGNITION;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CONDENSATION; ENGINE; MOISTURE; TAR; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84930872080     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.04.076     Document Type: Article

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