Effects of ethanol-diesel fuel blends on the performance and exhaust emissions of heavy duty DI diesel engine

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3155-3162

  Rakopoulos, D C ^a   Rakopoulos, C D ^a   Kakaras, E C ^a   Giakoumis, E G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bio ethanol diesel fuel blends; Bus engine; Emissions; Heavy duty diesel; Performance; Turbocharged

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BUS TRANSPORTATION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DIESEL FUELS; DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROCARBONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LEAKAGE (FLUID); NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RAW MATERIALS;

ATHENS URBAN TRANSPORT ORGANIZATION; BIO ETHANOLS; BIO-ETHANOL/DIESEL FUEL BLENDS; BUS ENGINE; DI DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUEL BLENDS; DIRECT INJECTION; EMISSIONS; EXHAUST EMISSIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUEL BLENDS; HEAVY DUTY; HEAVY DUTY DIESEL; MERCEDES-BENZ; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; TURBOCHARGED; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 52949116029     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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