Flow properties of biodiesel fuel blends at low temperatures

Fuel

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 143-151

  Joshi, Rushang M ^a   Pegg, Michael J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cloud point; Pour point; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; KINEMATICS; RHEOLOGY; STANDARDS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

CLOUD POINT; DYNAMIC VISCOSITY; NEWTONIAN BEHAVIOUR; POUR POINT;

DIESEL FUELS;

EID: 33750216924     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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