Combustion improvement and control for a natural gas HCCI engine by the internal EGR by means of intake-valve pilot-opening

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kawasaki, Kiyoshi ^a   Takegoshi, Akihiro ^a   Yamane, Koji ^a   Ohtsubo, Hiroyuki ^b   Nakazono, Tohru ^b   Yamauchi, Kazuyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

^b YANMAR CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; GASES; IGNITION; NATURAL GAS;

COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES; GAS TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; INDICATED THERMAL EFFICIENCY; SINGLE CYLINDERS;

INTAKE VALVES;

EID: 85072447658     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-0208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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