Effect of spark timing on performance of a hydrogen-gasoline rotary engine

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 148, Issue , 2017, Pages 120-127

  Su, Teng ^a   Ji, Changwei ^a   Wang, Shuofeng ^a   Shi, Lei ^a   Yang, Jinxin ^a   Cong, Xiaoyu ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Combustion; Emissions; Gasoline rotary engine; Hydrogen; Spark timing

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ENGINES; EXHAUST GASES; FUELS; HYDROGEN; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; CHAMBER TEMPERATURE; COMBUSTION PRESSURE; ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT; EXHAUST TEMPERATURE; GASOLINE FRACTIONS; SPARK TIMING; VOLUMETRIC FRACTIONS;

GASOLINE;

EID: 85020200197     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.05.064     Document Type: Article

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