An investigation into the RCCI engine operation under low load and its achievable operational range at different engine speeds

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 399-413

  Wang, Yifeng ^a,b,c   Zhu, ZhongWen ^d   Yao, Mingfa ^c   Li, Tie ^a,b   Zhang, Weijing ^a,b   Zheng, Zunqing ^c  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d China Automotive Technology Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

Combustion performance; Engine out emission; Operational load range; Reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI); Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DUST; EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; FUELS; IGNITION; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOOT;

COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE; COMPRESSION IGNITION; ENGINE-OUT EMISSIONS; OPERATIONAL LOADS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

SPEED;

EID: 84978643538     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.07.026     Document Type: Article

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