The presence of carbon dioxide with methane is often encountered to varying proportions in numerous natural, industrial and bio-gases. The paper discusses how such a presence modifies significantly the thermodynamic, kinetic and combustion characteristics of methane in air. Experimental results are presented showing how the performance of engines, both of the spark ignition and compression ignition dual fuel types is adversely affected by the increasing presence of carbon dioxide with the methane. The bases for these trends are discussed and some guidelines towards alleviating the adverse effects of the presence of carbon dioxide in such fuel mixtures are made.


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    Title :

    Methane-Carbon Dioxide Mixtures as a Fuel


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Karim, G. A. (author) / Wierzba, I. (author)

    Conference:

    Future Transportation Technology Conference & Exposition ; 1992



    Publication date :

    1992-08-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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