Aqueous aluminum nanofluid combustion in diesel fuel

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-190

  Kao, Mu Jung ^a   Ting, Chen Ching ^a   Lin, Bai Fu ^a   Tsung, Tsing Tshih ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aluminum nanopowder; Aqueous aluminum nanofluid; Combustion; Diesel fuel

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; DIESEL FUELS; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM COATINGS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

ALUMINUM NANOFLUID COMBUSTION; HYDROGEN COMBUSTION;

ALUMINUM; DIESEL FUELS;

ALUMINUM NANOPARTICLES; ALUMINUM NANOPOWDERS; AQUEOUS ALUMINUM NANOFLUID; AVERAGE DIAMETER; BURN-IN; HYDROGEN COMBUSTION; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTI-CLES; PLASMA ARC; THIN LAYERS;

EID: 41049092911     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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