Experimental investigation of performance improving and emissions reducing in a two stroke SI engine by using ethanol additives

Propulsion and Power Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 276-283

  Ghazikhani, Mohsen ^a   Hatami, Mohammad ^b,c   Safari, Behrouz ^a   Ganji, Davood Domiri ^c  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b Esfarayen University   (Iran)

^c BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Delivery ratio; Emissions; Ethanol additives; Scavenging efficiency; Two stroke engine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018199936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2212540X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jppr.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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