NOX reduction and efficiency improvements by means of the Double Fuel HCCI combustion of natural gas-gasoline mixtures

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 102, Issue , 2016, Pages 1001-1010

  Pipitone, Emiliano ^a   Genchi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gasoline; HCCI; Internal combustion engine; Natural gas; Spark ignition

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; FUELS; GASES; GASOLINE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; POLLUTION; REDUCTION;

AIR-TO-FUELS RATIO; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; FUEL CONSUMPTION REDUCTION; FUEL-MIXTURE COMPOSITIONS; HCCI; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; OPERATING CONDITION; SPARK IGNITION;

IGNITION;

EID: 84963745436     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.04.045     Document Type: Article

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