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Experimental and numerical study on the influence of cooled EGR on knock tendency, performance and emissions of a downsized spark-ignition engine

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  • Tornatore, Cinzia
  • Bozza, Fabio
  • De Bellis, Vincenzo
  • Teodosio, Luigi
  • Valentino, Gerardo
  • Marchitto, Luca

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Cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is a viable technique to mitigate the knock occurrence, to improve the fuel consumption and to reduce the nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions of spark-ignition engines.

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  • Tornatore, Cinzia & Bozza, Fabio & De Bellis, Vincenzo & Teodosio, Luigi & Valentino, Gerardo & Marchitto, Luca, 2019. "Experimental and numerical study on the influence of cooled EGR on knock tendency, performance and emissions of a downsized spark-ignition engine," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 968-976.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:172:y:2019:i:c:p:968-976
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.02.031
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