Determination of optimum speed of an internal combustion engine by exergy analysis

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-54

  Kopac, Mehmet ^a   Kokturk, Lutfi ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

exergy analysis; exergy efficiency; internal combustion engine

Indexed keywords

EID: 30644467420     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2005.006432     Document Type: Article

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