Performance of a stationary diesel engine using vapourized ethanol as supplementary fuel

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 493-502

  Ajav, E A ^a   Singh, Bachchan ^b   Bhattacharya, T K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol fuel; Biofuel; Engine performance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIESEL; ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES; FUEL; VAPORIZATION;

ALCOHOL FUELS; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EQUIPMENT TESTING; ETHANOL FUELS; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE; VAPORIZATION;

BIOFUELS; BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST EMISSION; VAPOURIZED ETHANOL;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0032400977     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(98)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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