Natural gas for high load dual-fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition in heavy-duty engines

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Walker, N Ryan ^a   Wissink, Martin L ^a   DelVescovo, Dan A ^a   Reitz, Rolf D ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BLENDING; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; FUELING; GASOLINE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

COMPRESSION IGNITION; ENGINE EFFICIENCY; ENGINE OPERATIONS; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR); HEAVY DUTY ENGINES; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; SINGLE CYLINDERS; STATIONARY APPLICATIONS;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 85082356820     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4030110     Document Type: Article

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