Measurement of the temperature dependent viscosity of biodiesel fuels

Fuel

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-291

  Kerschbaum, S ^a   Rinke, G ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Viscosity; Winterisation

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); VISCOSITY;

BIODIESEL;

FUELS;

EID: 0142011500     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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