A study of gasoline-alcohol blended fuels in an advanced turbocharged DISI engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 41-57

  Cairns, Alasdair ^a   Stansfield, Phil ^a   Fraser, Neil ^a   Blaxill, Hugh ^a   Gold, Martin ^b   Rogerson, John ^b   Goodfellow, Craig ^b  

^a Product Group Head   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; DIRECT INJECTION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ETHANOL FUELS; IGNITION;

FUEL INJECTION TIMING; GASOLINE ETHANOL BLENDS; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; MASS CONCENTRATION; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; THREE WAY CATALYSTS; VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY;

GASOLINE;

EID: 85072361528     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-0138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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