An investigation of air-assist injection timings and durations in a GDI CAI engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Gaynor, John A ^a   Fleck, Robert ^a   Kenny, Robert G ^a   Kee, Robert J ^a   Cathcart, Geoffrey ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Orbital Engine Corporation (Australia)   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINE CYLINDERS; EXHAUST GASES; GASOLINE; IGNITION; STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES;

COMBUSTION TIMINGS; EARLY INJECTIONS; GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION; IN-CYLINDER MIXING; INJECTION DURATIONS; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; NEGATIVE VALVE OVERLAP; SINGLE CYLINDERS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 85072428807     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2007-01-1857     Document Type: Conference Paper

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