Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to increasing our nation's energy security by decreasing our dependence on imported petroleum. The Fuels Technologies Subprogram within DOE's Office of Freedom Car and Vehicle Technology (OFCVT) supports research that allows the United States to develop advanced fuels that enable efficient engines with low emissions. This document reports thecompletion of NREL FY 2004 Annual Operating Plan milestone 10.2: 'Report on the relationship between molecular structure and compression ignition fuels, both conventional and HCCI.' This work is an incremental step toward the OFCVT Multi-Year Program Plan APBF/NPBF Milestone No. 3: 'Establish fuel and lubricant constituents that are required for advanced combustion regime engines.'
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 15 |
State | Published - 2004 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/MP-540-36726
Keywords
- cetane number
- compression ignition fuels
- free-radical combustion chemistry
- fuel chemistry
- HCCI
- ignition properties
- molecular structure