Ammonia as a green fuel and hydrogen source for vehicular applications

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 729-737

  Zamfirescu, C ^a   Dincer, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Efficiency; Fuel; Hydrogen; Performance; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

A CARBONS; COOLING EFFECTS; DRIVING RANGES; ENGINE COOLING SYSTEMS; GREEN FUELS; HYDROGEN CARS; HYDROGEN SOURCES; INTERNAL COMBUSTIONS; MEDIUM SIZES; OCTANE NUMBERS; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; SUSTAINABLE FUELS; SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS; VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS;

AMMONIA; AUTOMOBILE COOLING SYSTEMS; AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; AUTOMOBILE FUEL TANKS; AUTOMOBILES; COOLING; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN;

FUEL TANKS;

EID: 64249154159     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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