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Abnormal combustion - methanol versus gasoline
Includes bibliographical references.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
2014
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| author | Yates, Andrew David Bennett |
| author2 | Bennett, Kevin |
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| description | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8386 Abnormal combustion - methanol versus gasoline Yates, Andrew David Bennett Bennett, Kevin Mechanical Engineering Includes bibliographical references. The maximum efficiency of conventional gasoline engines is largely determined by the compression ratio, and this is limited by the onset of kno8k. The maximum cylinder size is similarly constrained. The relatively higher knock resistance of methanol opens up possibilities for increased efficiency or engine size. The auto-ignition of methanol and gasoline was characterised in terms of fundamental parameters and the results were compared. The research findings were used in the analysis of a particular combustion chamber design to assess the potential of using squish as a means of avoiding knock in a large, spark-ignition methanol engine. 2014-10-11T12:16:29Z 2014-10-11T12:16:29Z 1988 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8386 eng application/pdf Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering Yates, Andrew David Bennett Abnormal combustion - methanol versus gasoline |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Abnormal combustion - methanol versus gasoline |
| title_full | Abnormal combustion - methanol versus gasoline |
| title_fullStr | Abnormal combustion - methanol versus gasoline |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abnormal combustion - methanol versus gasoline |
| title_short | Abnormal combustion - methanol versus gasoline |
| title_sort | abnormal combustion methanol versus gasoline |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8386 |
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