State of the art and future needs in S.I. engine combustion

The paper reviews in short, the state-of-the-art in SI engine combustion by addressing its main features:mixture formation, ignition, homogeneous combustion, pollutant formation, knock, and engine modeling. Necessary links between fundamental and practical work are clarified and discussed along with advanced diagnostics and simulation tools. The needs for further work are identified, the most important one being integration of all fundamental and practical resources to meet R&G requirements for future engines.

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