Achieving clean and efficient engine operation up to full load by combining optimized RCCI and dual-fuel diesel-gasoline combustion strategies

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 136, Issue , 2017, Pages 142-151

  Benajes, Jesús ^a   García, Antonio ^a   Monsalve Serrano, Javier ^a   Boronat, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dual fuel combustion; Efficiency; Engine map; EURO VI emissions; Reactivity controlled compression ignition

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; EFFICIENCY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; GASOLINE; SOOT; STARTING;

COMPRESSION IGNITION; DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTERS; DUAL FUEL COMBUSTION; DUAL-FUEL OPERATION; PORT FUEL INJECTORS; PREMIXED COMBUSTION; SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 85009090134     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.01.010     Document Type: Article

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