COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ENGINE EFFICIENCY AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS

The goal of present research work in the automobile industry is to develop a low emission high fuel economy and high performance power system by the early 1990's. One of the most attractive approaches involves an intake manifold system that provides improved preparation and distribution of the fuel-air mixture by utilizing waste heat from the exhaust system. This feature provides some direct extension of the lean-burning limit of gasoline engines and considerable extension for alcohol and alcohol-gasoline fueled engines.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report was presented at the 16th International Symposium on Combustion, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 15-20, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Combustion Institute

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  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15219
• Authors:
  • BERNHARDT, W
• Conference:
  • This report was presented at the 16th International Symposium on Combustion, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 15-20, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 223-232

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Combustion; Economic efficiency; Electric power transmission; Energy; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Gasoline; Gasoline engines; Manifolds; Motor fuels; Pollutants; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Power systems
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172480
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1978 12:00AM