An assessment of the dual-mode reactivity controlled compression ignition/conventional diesel combustion capabilities in a EURO VI medium-duty diesel engine fueled with an intermediate ethanol-gasoline blend and biodiesel

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 123, Issue , 2016, Pages 381-391

  Benajes, Jesús ^a   García, Antonio ^a   Monsalve Serrano, Javier ^a   Balloul, Iyad ^b   Pradel, Gérard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b VOLVO AERO CORPORATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Dual fuel combustion; Dual mode operation; EURO VI emissions; Reactivity controlled compression ignition

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; FUELS; GASOLINE;

COMPRESSION IGNITION; DIESEL COMBUSTION; DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTERS; DUAL FUEL COMBUSTION; DUAL-MODE OPERATION; ETHANOL GASOLINE BLEND; INDICATED EFFICIENCY; OPERATIONAL LIMITS;

IGNITION;

EID: 84976418042     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.06.059     Document Type: Article

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