The effect of varying the injected charge stoichiometry in a partially stratified charge natural gas engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Reynolds, C C O ^a   Evans, R L ^a   Andreassi, L ^b   Cordiner, S ^b   Mulone, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS ENGINES; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; STOICHIOMETRY; STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES;

COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; FUEL-AIR MIXTURES; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HIGHER EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL METHODOLOGIES; STRATIFIED CHARGE; ULTRA LEAN BURNS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 85072478932     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-0247     Document Type: Conference Paper

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