Improving the cold start performance of alcohol fueled engines using a rich combustor device

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Hodgson, Jeffrey W ^a   Irick, David K ^a   Whalen, Margaret V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALCOHOL FUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTORS;

COLD START; CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; ENGINE START; FUEL-RICH CONDITIONS; ORGANIC SPECIES; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; PRODUCT STREAMS; RICH COMBUSTION;

ENGINES;

EID: 85072481561     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/981359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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