Dual fuel mode operation in diesel engines using renewable fuels: Rubber seed oil and coir-pith producer gas

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2077-2083

  Ramadhas, A S ^a   Jayaraj, S ^a   Muraleedharan, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Diesel engines; Dual fuel operation; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; POWER GENERATION;

DUAL FUEL OPERATION; LOAD CONDITIONS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOFUEL; COIR; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIESEL ENGINE; ENERGY USE; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 42149085672     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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