Experimental investigation of butanol isomer combustion in Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines

Applied Energy

Volumn 165, Issue , 2016, Pages 612-626

  Mack, J Hunter ^a   Schuler, Daniel ^a,b   Butt, Ryan H ^a   Dibble, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Butanol; Experiments; Homogeneous charge compression ignition; Internal combustion

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BUTENES; ENGINES; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; EXPERIMENTS; FUELS; GASOLINE; IGNITION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; ISOMERS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; COMBUSTION; ENERGY FLUX; ENGINE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84953261532     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.12.105     Document Type: Article

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