Extending the load range of a natural gas HCCI engine using direct injected pilot charge and external EGR

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Handford, D I ^a   Checkel, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; HEPTANE; IGNITION; NATURAL GAS; POWERTRAINS;

COMBUSTION CONTROL; COMBUSTION TIMINGS; COMPRESSION IGNITION; INTAKE TEMPERATURE; OPERATING RANGES; PILOT INJECTION; RANGE EXTENSIONS; SINGLE-STAGE IGNITION;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 85072450503     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-1884     Document Type: Conference Paper

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