Cyclic combustion variations in dual fuel partially premixed pilot-ignited natural gas engines

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Srinivasan, K K ^a   Krishnan, S R ^a   Qi, Y ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CATERPILLAR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative energy sources; Dual fuel; Energy conversion; Ignition delay; Low temperature combustion (LTC); Natural gas; Partially premixed combustion (PPC)

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; ENERGY CONVERSION; GAS EMISSIONS; IGNITION; NITROGEN OXIDES; TEMPERATURE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; CYCLIC COMBUSTIONS; CYCLIC VARIATIONS; DUAL-FUELS; IGNITION DELAYS; LOW TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION; PARTIALLY PREMIXED COMBUSTION; PILOT-IGNITED;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 85050579210     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4024855     Document Type: Article

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