The potential of di-methyl ether (DME) as an alternative fuel for compression-ignition engines: A review

Fuel

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1014-1030

  Arcoumanis, Constantine ^a   Bae, Choongsik ^b   Crookes, Roy ^c   Kinoshita, Eiji ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Compression ignition engine; Di methyl ether (DME); Diesel

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; DIESEL FUELS; NATURAL GAS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE; DI-METHYL ETHER (DME);

ETHERS;

EID: 40249087462     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.06.007     Document Type: Review

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