Fuel properties and emissions characteristics of ethanol-diesel blend on small diesel engine

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-18

  Xu, B Y ^a   Qi, Y L ^a   Zhang, W B ^b   Cai, S L ^c  

^a SHANDONG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jinan Railway Institute of Technology   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JINAN   (China)

Author keywords

Cetane improver; Combustion; Cosolvent; Emission; Ethanol diesel blend

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846855352     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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