Exploring Alternative Octane Specification Methods for Improved Gasoline Knock Resistance in Spark-Ignition Engines

Different octane specification methods were evaluated under rising ethanol blending volumes by adopting a refinery economics model to represent a region in the U.S. It was demonstrated that the traditional octane specification methods, such as the Anti-knock Index (AKI) used in the U.S., or the Rese...

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Main Authors: Amir F. N. Abdul-Manan, Gautam Kalghatgi, Hassan Babiker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmech.2018.00020/full