Experimental investigation of fuel consumption, exhaust emissions and heat release of a small-displacement turbocharged CNG engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  D'Ambrosio, S ^a   Spessa, E ^a   Vassallo, A ^a   Ferrera, M ^b   Peletto, C ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

COMBUSTION DIAGNOSTICS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; OPERATING CONDITION; SMALL DISPLACEMENT; TORQUE BASED CONTROLS; TURBOCHARGED ENGINE; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 85072418167     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-0049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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