Technical feasibility assessment of oleic sunflower methyl ester utilisation in Diesel bus engines

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 2857-2878

  Neto da Silva, Fernando ^a   Prata, António Salgado ^b   Teixeira, Jorge Rocha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Inst Sup de Transp e Comunicacoes   (Portugal)

^c Soc Transp Colectivos do Porto SA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Biodiesel; Sunflower methyl ester

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ESTERS; EXHAUST GASES; FUEL CONSUMPTION; IGNITION; NITROGEN OXIDES; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESELS;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037669547     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00067-0     Document Type: Article

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