Effects of natural gas composition on performance and regulated, greenhouse gas and particulate emissions in spark-ignition engines

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 143, Issue , 2017, Pages 338-347

  Amirante, R ^a   Distaso, E ^a   Di Iorio, S ^b   Sementa, P ^b   Tamburrano, P ^a   Vaglieco, B M ^b   Reitz, R D ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural gas composition; Natural gas engine performance; Particle number; Regulated and greenhouse gas emissions; Soot emissions; Spark ignition engines

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; EXHAUST GASES; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANE; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS VEHICLES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PROPANE; SOOT;

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; NATURAL GAS COMPOSITION; PARTICLE NUMBERS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; SOOT EMISSIONS; THREE WAY CATALYSTS;

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS;

EID: 85017553540     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.04.016     Document Type: Article

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