Droplet vaporisation characteristics of vegetable oil derived biofuels at high temperatures

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 41-50

  Morin, Céline ^a   Chauveau, Christian ^a   Gökalp, Iskender ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Droplets; Vaporisation

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; FUELS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIOFUEL; RAPESSED METHYL ESTER; SUNFLOWER METHYL ESTER;

VAPORIZATION;

DROPLET; FUEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; VAPORIZATION; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 0034163792     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(99)00052-7     Document Type: Article

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