Lean Combustion Chemical-Kinetics Studies of an Ethanol Four-Stroke Radical-Ignition DI-Diesel Engine

Authors

• David A. Blank - HCRI Technologies International

Topic

• Lean burn engines
• Diesel / compression ignition engines
• Ethanol
• Heat transfer
• Combustion and combustion processes
• Simulation and modeling

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