Thermodynamic Modeling of Compression, Combustion and Expansion Processes of Gasoline, Ethanol and Natural Gas with Experimental Validation on a Flexible Fuel Engine

Authors

• Tadeu Cavalcante Cordeiro de Melo - PETROBRAS/CENPES
• Guilherme Bastos Machado - PETROBRAS/CENPES
• Renato Tristão Machado - COPPE/UFRJ
• Carlos Rodrigues Pereira Belchior - COPPE/UFRJ
• Pedro Paulo Pereira - COPPE/UFRJ

Topic

• Natural gas
• Computer simulation
• Combustion and combustion processes
• Ethanol
• Engine cylinders
• Gasoline
• Gasohol
• Pressure
• Simulation and modeling

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