Influence of fuel hydrogen fraction on syngas fueled SI engine: Fuel thermo-physical property analysis and in-cylinder experimental investigations

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 32, 2015, Pages 10308-10328

  Shivapuji, Anand M ^a   Dasappa, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Convective cooling; Diffusivity; Hydrogen; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC FLAME TEMPERATURE; AIR CONDITIONING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CALORIFIC VALUE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COOLING; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENGINE CYLINDERS; HEAT FLUX; HYDROGEN; KINEMATICS; METHANE; MIXTURES; SYNTHESIS GAS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; CHEMICAL KINETICS SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE COOLING; ELECTRICITY EFFICIENCIES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUEL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STOICHIOMETRIC OPERATING CONDITIONS; SYN-GAS;

HYDROGEN FUELS;

EID: 84937519552     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.06.062     Document Type: Article

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