Experimental investigation of butanol isomer combustion in spark ignition engines

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Regalbuto, Carol ^a   Pennisi, Michael ^a   Wigg, Benjamin ^a   Kyritsis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC FLAME TEMPERATURE; AIR ENGINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; EXHAUST GASES; FUELS; IGNITION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LAMINAR PREMIXED FLAMES; OXIDES OF NITROGEN; PEAK IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; POLLUTANT FORMATION; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS;

ISOMERS;

EID: 85072492207     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2012-01-1271     Document Type: Conference Paper

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