An experimental-numerical approach to reduce emissions of a dual fuel diesel-natural gas engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Cordiner, S ^a   Mulone, V ^a   Rocco, V ^a   Scarcelli, R ^b   Iannaccone, S ^c   Gambino, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DIESEL ENGINES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FUELING; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS ENGINES; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

CONTROL STRATEGIES; GLOBAL EFFICIENCY; HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; OPERATING CONDITION; POLLUTANT EMISSION; RETROFIT TECHNIQUES; STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURES;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 85072486796     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-24-0099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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