Thermally Stratified Compression Ignition: A new advanced low temperature combustion mode with load flexibility

Applied Energy

Volumn 189, Issue , 2017, Pages 122-132

  Lawler, Benjamin ^a   Splitter, Derek ^b   Szybist, James ^b   Kaul, Brian ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced combustion; HCCI; Heat release; Low temperature combustion; Thermal stratification

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; IGNITION; OIL WELL FLOODING; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

CYCLE-TO-CYCLE CONTROL; HCCI; HEAT RELEASE; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); LATENT HEAT OF VAPORIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION; RATE OF HEAT RELEASE; THERMALLY STRATIFIED;

WATER INJECTION;

COMBUSTION; COOLING; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; LATENT HEAT FLUX; LOW TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ALTERATION; VAPORIZATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 85007362919     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.11.034     Document Type: Article

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