Experimental study of RCCI combustion and load extension in a compression ignition engine fueled with gasoline and PODE

Fuel

Volumn 181, Issue , 2016, Pages 878-886

  Tong, Laihui ^a   Wang, Hu ^a   Zheng, Zunqing ^a   Reitz, Rolf ^b   Yao, Mingfa ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual fuel RCCI combustion; Emission; Fuel property; Load extension; PODE

Indexed keywords

ACETAL RESINS; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIRECT INJECTION; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; EXHAUST GASES; FUELS; IGNITION; NEUTRON EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES;

COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; DUAL-FUELS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUEL PROPERTIES; HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; INDICATED THERMAL EFFICIENCY; PODE;

GASOLINE;

EID: 84969944603     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.05.037     Document Type: Article

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