Characteristics of ethanol, butanol, iso-octane and gasoline sprays and combustion from a multi-hole injector in a DISI engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Serras Pereira, J ^a   Aleiferis, P G ^a   Richardson, D ^a   Wallace, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUEL ECONOMY; GASOLINE; IGNITION; MACHINE DESIGN; POLYOLS; POWERTRAINS; SUGAR CANE;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; CRANK-ANGLE RESOLVED IMAGING; DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; DIRECT-INJECTION SPARK IGNITIONS; HIGHER ENERGY DENSITY; IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; OPTICAL INVESTIGATION; VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 85072483295     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-1591     Document Type: Conference Paper

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