A new approach to ethanol utilization: High efficiency and low NO x in an engine operating on simulated reformed ethanol

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hoffmann, Walter ^a   Wong, Victor W ^a,c   Cheng, Wai K ^a   Morgenstern, David A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FUELS; GAS MIXTURES; GASES; NITROGEN OXIDES; POWERTRAINS; TEMPERATURE;

BASE-LINE CONDITIONS; BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS; CYLINDER PRESSURES; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIOS; INDICATED EFFICIENCY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 85072485108     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-2415     Document Type: Conference Paper

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