Studying Piston Cavity Geometry Effect on Direct Injection Diesel Engine Performance and Emissions with Numerical Simulation


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  • Receive Date: 08 January 2018
  • Revise Date: 22 May 2019
  • Accept Date: 19 September 2018
  • Publish Date: 23 October 2018