Combustion analysis of coconut oil and its methyl esters in a diesel engine

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 417-425

  Shaheed, A ^a   Swain, E ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Biomass fuels; Coconut oil; Coconut oil methyl esters; Diesel fuels; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOMASS; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 0033391440     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0957650991537798     Document Type: Article

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