Study on the application of DME/diesel blends in a diesel engine

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1272-1280

  Ying, Wang ^a   Genbao, Li ^a,b   Wei, Zhu ^c   Longbao, Zhou ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Diesel; DME; Emission; Performance; Spray

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUELS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PESTICIDES; SMOKE; SYNTHETIC FUELS; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORS;

BLEND FUELS; CI ENGINES; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; CYLINDER TESTS; DIESEL; DME; EMISSION; FUEL SUPPLY ADVANCE ANGLES; FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEMS; HC EMISSIONS; HIGH LOADS; LOCK IN; MASS FRACTIONS; MUTUAL SOLUBILITIES; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POWER OUTPUTS; SMOKE EMISSIONS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 56249092744     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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