Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Behaviour of a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Converted to Dual-Fuel Operations

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn 2005-September, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Cordiner, S ^a   Rocco, V ^a   Scarcelli, R ^a   Gambino, M ^b   Iannaccone, S ^b   Setaro, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

^c ETRA SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; NATURAL GAS;

DUAL-FUEL OPERATION; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GAS FEEDING SYSTEMS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 84970908633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01487191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-24-032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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