Methane jet penetration in a direct-injection natural gas engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Rubas, P J ^a   Paul, M A ^a   Martin, G C ^a   Coverdill, R E ^a   Lucht, R P ^a   Peters, J E ^a   Delvecchio, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CATERPILLAR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINE PISTONS; GAS ENGINES; IMAGE ACQUISITION; NATURAL GAS; PISTONS; VORTEX FLOW;

CRANK ANGLE DEGREES; CYLINDER PRESSURES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIRECT INJECTION NATURAL GAS ENGINE; PLANAR LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; SINGLE-SHOT IMAGES; SPECIES CONCENTRATION; UNDER-EXPANDED JETS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 85072476345     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/980143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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