Octane Rating of Natural Gas-Gasoline Mixtures on CFR Engine

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1041-1049

  Genchi, Giuseppe ^a   Pipitone, Emiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION KNOCK; ENGINES; FUELS; GASOLINE; IGNITION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS VEHICLES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLLUTION;

EFFICIENCY INCREASE; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; GASOLINE OPERATIONS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG); NONLINEAR RELATIONS; PASSENGER VEHICLES; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC ENGINES;

GASES;

EID: 84954525171     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2014-01-9081     Document Type: Article

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