A numerical analysis of the emissions characteristics of biodiesel blended fuels

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-37

  Choi, C Y ^a   Reitz, R D ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT ENGINES; VISCOSITY;

BIODIESEL FUELS;

FUELS;

EID: 0032625865     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2816309     Document Type: Article

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