Effects of EGR and Early Injection of Diesel Fuel on Combustion Characteristics and Exhaust Emissions in a Methane Dual Fuel Engine

Authors

• Eiji Tomita - Okayama University
• Nobuyuki Kawahara - Okayama University
• Zhenyu Piao - Okayama University
• Ryoichi Yamaguchi - Okayama University

Topic

• Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)
• Dual fuel engines
• Exhaust emissions
• Carbon monoxide
• Diesel fuels
• Combustion and combustion processes
• Hydrocarbons
• Nitrogen oxides
• Methane

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