Comparative study of gas-to-liquid (GTL) as an alternative fuel used in a direct injection compression ignition engine

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-428

  Wu, T ^a   Huang, Z ^a   Zhang, W G ^a   Fang, J H ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Combustion; Compression ignition engine; Emission; Engine performance; Fischer tropsch; Gas to liquid (GTL)

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049034933     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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