A comprehensive analysis of the effect of ethanol, methane and methane-hydrogen blend on the combustion process in a PFI (port fuel injection) engine

Energy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-110

  Catapano, F ^a   Di Iorio, S ^a   Magno, A ^a,b   Sementa, P ^a   Vaglieco, B M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy sustainability; Ethanol; Hydrogen; Internal combustion engines; Methane

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BLENDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL DETECTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMBUSTION KNOCK; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENERGY POLICY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; FLAMMABILITY; FUEL INJECTION; FUELS; GASOLINE; HYDROGEN; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LIQUIDS; METHANE; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAME PROPAGATION SPEED; HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIOS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

CYLINDER HEADS;

COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ETHANOL; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; VELOCITY;

EID: 84940437213     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.051     Document Type: Article

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