The impact of the bulk modulus of diesel fuels on fuel injection timing

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1877-1882

  Boehman, André L ^a   Morris, David ^a   Szybist, James ^a   Esen, Etop ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; ELASTIC MODULI; ESTERS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FUEL INJECTION; FUEL OILS; PARAFFIN OILS; SULFUR; VEGETABLE OILS;

FUEL INJECTION TIMING; METHYL ESTERS; PARAFFINIC FUELS; SOY OIL FUEL;

DIESEL FUELS;

EID: 10144255881     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef049880j     Document Type: Article

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