Fuel properties of some stable alcohol-diesel microemulsions for their use in compression ignition engines

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3410-3414

  Chandra, Ram ^a   Kumar, Ritunesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL FUELS; DIESEL FUELS; ETHANOL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; IGNITION; MICROEMULSIONS; VISCOSITY;

BRAKE HORSE POWER (BHP); COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES; FUEL PROPERTIES;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 37249065277     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef0701788     Document Type: Article

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