Efficiency and emissions measurement of a stirling-engine-based residential microcogeneration system run on diesel and biodiesel

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1032-1039

  Aliabadi, Amir A ^a   Thomson, Murray J ^a   Wallace, James S ^a   Tzanetakis, Tommy ^a   Lamont, Warren ^a   Carlo, Joseph Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING RANGES; CO-GENERATION SYSTEMS; EMISSIONS MEASUREMENTS; ENERGY SECURITIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLAME STABILITIES; FUEL EVAPORATIONS; FUEL-CELL; HEAT EFFICIENCIES; MICROCOGENERATION SYSTEMS; NITRIC OXIDE EMISSIONS; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; POWER EFFICIENCIES; STIRLING; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS;

ACETYLENE; ALDEHYDES; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHYLENE; FUEL CELLS; LIGHTING; METHANE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; STIRLING ENGINES;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 64249157786     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef800778g     Document Type: Article

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