Effect of the Intake Valve Lift and Closing Angle on Part Load Efficiency of a Spark Ignition Engine

This study provides an experimental evaluation of the effectiveness of Miller cycles with various combinations of lift and intake valve closing angle for a passenger car engine with premixed combustion in naturally aspirated operation. A fully variable electro-hydraulic valve train provided differen...

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Main Authors: Michelangelo Balmelli, Norbert Zsiga, Laura Merotto, Patrik Soltic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/7/1682