An experimental study on the performance parameters of an experimental CI engine fueled with diesel-methanol-dodecanol blends

Fuel

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-164

  Bayraktar, Hakan ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Compression ignition engines; Diesel methanol blends

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; DIESEL FUELS; IGNITION SYSTEMS; METHANOL FUELS; WATER;

COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES; DIESEL-METHANOL BLENDS; ENGINE DESIGN;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES;

EID: 36049010402     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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