Hydrogen SI and HCCI combustion in a Direct-Injection optical engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rosati, M F ^a   Aleiferis, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR ENGINES; AIR INTAKES; AIR PREHEATERS; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; EXHAUST GASES; FLAMMABILITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUELING; HEPTANE; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; HYDROGEN; IGNITION; MIXTURES; POWERTRAINS; QUALITY CONTROL; STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES;

EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR); HOMOGENOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION; INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE; INTAKE VALVE CLOSURES; LOW COMPRESSION RATIOS; NEGATIVE VALVE OVERLAP; SINGLE AND DOUBLE INJECTIONS; SINGLE-CYLINDER RESEARCH ENGINES;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 85072473162     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-1921     Document Type: Conference Paper

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