Exploring the limits of a down-sized ethanol direct injection spark ignited engine in different configurations in order to replace high-displacement gasoline engines

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages 858-871

  Baêta, José Guilherme Coelho ^a   Pontoppidan, Michael ^b   Silva, Thiago R V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Numidis Sarl ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Down sizing; Down speeding; Ethanol direct injection; Exhaust Gas Recirculation; Turbocharged

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL FUELS; CYLINDER HEADS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; EXHAUST MANIFOLDS; FUELS; GASOLINE;

DISPLACEMENT ENGINES; DOWN-SIZING; DOWN-SPEEDING; ENGINE-OUT EMISSIONS; INTAKE AND EXHAUST; MIXTURE STRATIFICATIONS; SPARK-IGNITED ENGINES; TURBOCHARGED;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 84940865796     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.08.041     Document Type: Article

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