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

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2971-2977

  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 fuelling; Natural gas; Performance; RME

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; EMISSION CONTROL; ESTERS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; NATURAL GAS;

AUTOMOTIVE POWER PLANTS; DIESEL EMISSIONS; DUAL-FUELLING; HYDROCARBON FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

EID: 34848899781     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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