Operational characteristics of oxygenate-water fuel blends studied in an optical di diesel engine with simulated exhaust gas recirculation

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mueller, Charles J ^a   Upatnieks, Ansis ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION KNOCK; DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST GASES; FUELS; IGNITION; MIXING; NITROGEN OXIDES;

AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION; MIXING CONTROLLED COMBUSTIONS; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SCREENING EXPERIMENTS; WATER CONCENTRATIONS;

EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION;

EID: 85072423270     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2007-01-2017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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