Combustion analysis and emissions characteristics of a hydrogen-blended methanol engine at various spark timings

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 4707-4716

  Zhang, Bo ^a   Ji, Changwei ^a   Wang, Shuofeng ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Emissions; Hydrogen; Lean combustion; Methanol; Spark timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937522529     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.01.142     Document Type: Article

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