Butanol - A single cylinder engine study: Engine performance

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-30

  Alasfour, F N ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

b.s.f.c; Butanol; Efficiency; Engine performance

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUEL INJECTION; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; METHANOL; PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE;

ALCOHOL GASOLINE BLENDS; BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; BUTANOL; EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 0030837226     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199701)21:1<21::AID-ER231>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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