Dual-fuel diesel engines

This book offers an integrated and balanced discussion of the different types of gaseous fuels that can be used within dual fuel diesel engines. It presents a comprehensive and well-integrated review of the relevant fundamentals and practices of the operation of gas-fueled diesel engines of the dual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Karim, G. A. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2015]
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781498703093
1498703097
9781523107704
1523107707
9781498703086
1498703089
9781322999074
1322999074
9780429069765
0429069766
Physical Description1 online resource (xx, 295 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Internal Combustion Engine
  • The Compression Ignition Engine
  • Gas-Fueled Engines
  • The Premixed Dual-Fuel Engine
  • Methane and Natural Gas as Engine Fuels
  • Liquefied Petroleum Gases, Hydrogen, and Other Alternative Fuels
  • Safety Considerations
  • Combustion of Fuel Gases
  • The Conversion of Diesel Engines to Dual-Fuel Operation
  • The Diesel Fuel Pilot
  • Gaseous Fuel Admission
  • Dual-Fuel Engine Combustion
  • Dual-Fuel Engine Performance
  • Knock in Dual-Fuel Engines
  • Exhaust Emissions
  • Some Operational Features of Dual-Fuel Engines
  • Dual-Fuel Engine Management
  • Dual-Fuel Engine Operation on Alternative Fuels
  • Predictive Modeling of Dual-Fuel Engine Performance.