A 3D-CFD Numerical Approach for Combustion Simulations of Spark Ignition Engines Fuelled with Hydrogen: A Preliminary Analysis

Authors

• Stefano Sfriso - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
• Fabio Berni - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
• Stefano Fontanesi - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
• Alessandro D'Adamo - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
• Marco Antonelli - UNIVERSITA' DI PISA
• Stefano Frigo - UNIVERSITA' DI PISA

Topic

• Spark ignition engines
• Combustion and combustion processes
• Ignition systems
• Engines
• Lean burn engines
• Hydrogen fuel
• Fuel injection
• Heat transfer
• Diesel fuels
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

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