Operating Characteristics of a Spark-Ignition Engine Using the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Effects of Speed and Load

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• Jerald A. Caton - Texas A&M University

Topic

• Combustion and combustion processes
• Spark ignition engines
• Thermodynamics
• Simulation and modeling

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