Investigation of EGR Effect on Combustion and PM Emissions in a DISI Engine

Applied Energy

Volumn 161, Issue , 2016, Pages 256-267

  Lattimore, Thomas ^a   Wang, Chongming ^a   Xu, Hongming ^a,b   Wyszynski, Miroslaw L ^a   Shuai, Shijin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Combustion; DISI; EGR; Emissions; Particulates

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION KNOCK; DIRECT INJECTION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; IGNITION; NITROGEN OXIDES;

DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; DISI; EGR; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR); FUEL CONSUMPTION REDUCTION; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; NUCLEATION MODE PARTICLES; PARTICULATES;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

COMBUSTION; EMISSION; ENGINE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUCLEATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESSURE EFFECT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 84944463349     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.080     Document Type: Article

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