Comparative analysis of the atomization characteristics of fifteen biodiesel fuel types

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-211

  Allen, C A W ^a   Watts, K C ^b,c  

^a Neil and Gunter   (Canada)

^b ASAE ^*  (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atomization; Biodiesel fuels; Methyl esters; SMD; Surface tension; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL FUELS; METHYL ESTERS; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETER;

ATOMIZATION; COMBUSTION; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IGNITION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION; VELOCITY;

DIESEL FUELS;

ATOMIZATION; DIESEL;

EID: 0034162805     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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