Effect of Biodiesel Addition to Diesel Fuel on Engine Performance and Emissions

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 224-230

  Serdari, A ^a   Fragioudakis, K ^a   Teas, C ^a   Zannikos, F ^a   Stournas, S ^a   Lois, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; DIESEL FUELS; EXHAUST GASES; FUEL ADDITIVES; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GAS EMISSIONS; MIXTURES; SMOKE;

BIODIESEL; PETTER DIESEL ENGINES;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 0033100167     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5416     Document Type: Article

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