An experimental and numerical study of combustion chamber design for lean-burn natural gas engines

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Evans, R L ^a   Blaszczyk, J ^a   Matys, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; CYLINDER CONFIGURATIONS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NATURAL GAS; TURBOMACHINERY; TURBULENCE;

BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; CHARGE MOTION; CYLINDER PRESSURE DATA; EMISSION LEVEL; ENGINE TEST; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES; LEAN BURN; TURBULENCE LEVEL;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 85072448911     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/961672     Document Type: Conference Paper

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