An experimental investigation on the influence of piston bowl geometry on RCCI performance and emissions in a heavy-duty engine

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 1019-1030

  Benajes, Jesús ^a   Pastor, José V ^a   García, Antonio ^a   Monsalve Serrano, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Combustion; Dual fuel; Efficiency; EURO VI; Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); EFFICIENCY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINE PISTONS; ENGINES; FUNCTIONS; GEOMETRY; IGNITION; PISTONS;

COMPRESSION IGNITION; DUAL-FUELS; EURO VI; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAVY-DUTY SINGLE CYLINDER ENGINES; MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; SINGLE AND DOUBLE INJECTIONS;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 84938302400     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.07.047     Document Type: Article

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