The texas project: Part 2-control system characteristics of aftermarket CNG and LNG conversions for light-duty vehicles

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Chiu, James ^a   Matthews, Ronald ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; GASOLINE; VEHICLES;

AFTERMARKET CONVERSIONS; AIR/FUEL RATIO CONTROL; CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; GASOLINE OPERATIONS; LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 85072475272     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/962099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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