A Reduced Chemical Kinetic Mechanism of Toluene Reference Fuel (toluene/n-heptane) for Diesel Engine Combustion Simulations

Authors

• Zhengxin Xu - Hunan University
• Zhichao Zhao - Hunan University
• Juncheng Li - Hunan University
• Mianzhi Wang - Univ of Illinois
• Jingping Liu - Hunan University
• Chia-Fon Lee - Univ of Illinois
• Wayne Chang - Univ of Illinois
• Jie Hou - Wuhan University of Technology

Topic

• Diesel / compression ignition engines
• Diesel fuels
• Ignition timing
• Combustion and combustion processes
• Engine cylinders
• Chemicals
• Simulation and modeling

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