Lubricant-Oil-Induced Pre-ignition Phenomena in Modern Gasoline Engines: Using Experimental Data and Numerical Chemistry to Develop a Practical Correlation

Authors

• Elia Distaso - Politecnico di Bari
• Riccardo Amirante - Politecnico di Bari
• Giuseppe Calò - Politecnico di Bari
• Pietro De Palma - Politecnico di Bari
• Paolo Tamburrano PhD - Politecnico di Bari
• Rolf Reitz - Univ. of Wisconsin

Topic

• Combustion and combustion processes
• Spark ignition engines
• Lubricating oils
• Computer simulation
• Fuel injection
• Gasoline

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