RME OR DME: A preferred alternative fuel option for future diesel engine operation

ECOS 2006 - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1105-1112

  Crookes, R J ^a   Bob Manuel, K D H ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diesel emissions; Dme; Dual fueling; Natural gas; Rme

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ETHERS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; NATURAL GAS;

AUTOMOTIVE POWER PLANT; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES; CONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBONS; DIESEL EMISSION; DME; DUAL FUELING; RME;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 34547819973     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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