Biodiesel fuel in diesel micro-turbine engines: Modelling and experimental evaluation

Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-240

  Nascimento, Marco A R ^a   Lora, Electo S ^a   Corrêa, Paulo S P ^a   Andrade, Rubenildo V ^a   Rendon, Manuel A ^a   Venturini, Osvaldo J ^a   Ramirez, Guido A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Gas micro turbine; Performance tests; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXHAUST GASES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

GAS MICRO-TURBINE; PERFORMANCE TESTS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

BIODIESEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIESEL ENGINES; EXHAUST GASES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BIOFUEL; DIESEL; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; TURBINE;

EID: 38149080613     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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