Characteristics of ultrafine particles emitted from a dimethyl ether (DME) engine

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 304-312

  Li, XinLing ^a   Huang, Zhen ^a   Wang, JiaSong ^a   Wu, JunHua ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diesel engine; Dimethyl ether; Number concentration; Size distribution; Ultrafine particle

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949193165     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0011-4     Document Type: Article

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