Effects of fuel ratio and injection timing on gasoline/biodiesel fueled RCCI engine: A modeling study

Applied Energy

Volumn 155, Issue , 2015, Pages 59-67

  Li, J ^a   Yang, W M ^a   An, H ^a   Zhao, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Gasoline; KIVA4; RCCI

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; COMBUSTION; ENGINES; IGNITION; SOOT;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMPRESSION IGNITION; HOMOGENEOUS COMBUSTION; KIVA4; RCCI; START OF COMBUSTION; START OF INJECTIONS;

GASOLINE;

BIOFUEL; CARBON EMISSION; COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOOT;

EID: 84933532700     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.05.114     Document Type: Article

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