Gasoline/alcohol blends: Exhaust emissions, performance and burn-rate in a multi-valve production engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Taylor, Andrew B ^a   Moran, Derek P ^a   Bell, Arthur J ^a   Hodgson, Neale G ^b   Myburgh, Ian S ^b   Botha, Johan J ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Sasol Oil ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; PROPANOL;

COMBUSTION DURATION; CONTROL STRATEGIES; ENGINE CALIBRATION; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; EXHAUST EMISSION; ISO-PROPANOLS; OXYGEN CONTENT; REGULATED EMISSIONS;

ENGINES;

EID: 85072466603     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/961988     Document Type: Conference Paper

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