Improving the fuel efficiency of light-duty ethanol vehicles - An engine dynamometer study of dedicated engine strategies

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Gardiner, David P ^a   Mallory, Robert W ^a   Pucher, Greg R ^a   Todesco, Marc K ^a   Bardon, Michael F ^b   Markel, Tony J ^c   Ohi, James M ^c  

^a Nexum Research Corporation   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DYNAMOMETERS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; EXHAUST GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE;

ACCELERATION PERFORMANCE; DYNAMOMETER STUDIES; ENGINE-OUT EMISSIONS; EQUIVALENT FUEL ECONOMIES; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR); FUEL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIOS; POWERTRAIN CALIBRATION;

FUEL ECONOMY;

EID: 85072416812     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-3568     Document Type: Conference Paper

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