Engine performance and emissions of a diesel engine operating on diesel-RME (rapeseed methyl ester) blends with EGR (exhaust gas recirculation)

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2072-2080

  Tsolakis, A ^a   Megaritis, A ^b   Wyszynski, M L ^a   Theinnoi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Combustion; EGR; Emissions; Retarded injection

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PRESSURE REGULATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENGINE EFFICIENCY; HEAT RELEASE RATE; METHYL ESTER; RETARDED INJECTION;

DIESEL ENGINES;

BIODIESEL; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PRESSURE REGULATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIOFUEL; COMBUSTION; DIESEL; DIESEL ENGINE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING; SMOKE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VEGETABLE OIL;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 34548488006     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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