Effects of low reactivity fuel characteristics and blending ratio on low load RCCI (reactivity controlled compression ignition) performance and emissions in a heavy-duty diesel engine

Energy

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 1261-1271

  Benajes, Jesús ^a   Molina, Santiago ^a   García, Antonio ^a   Monsalve Serrano, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Low load; Low reactivity fuels; Mixing process; Reactivity controlled compression ignition

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIESEL ENGINES; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; FUEL GAGES; FUEL PURIFICATION; FUELS; MIXING; PROCESS CONTROL;

COMPRESSION IGNITION; DUAL-FUEL OPERATION; FUEL CHARACTERISTICS; HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE; INDICATED EFFICIENCY; LOW LOAD; MIXING PROCESS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIESEL ENGINE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMISSION; MIXING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REDUCTION; SOOT;

EID: 84936876222     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.06.088     Document Type: Article

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