The influence of molecular structure of fatty acid monoalkyl esters on diesel combustion

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 156, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1396-1412

  Schönborn, Alessandro ^a   Ladommatos, Nicos ^a   Williams, John ^b   Allan, Robert ^b   Rogerson, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiabatic flame temperature; Biodiesel; Fatty acid alkyl esters; Molecular structure; NOx; Particulates; Soot

Indexed keywords

2-ETHYLHEXYL NITRATE; ACCUMULATION MODES; ADIABATIC FLAME TEMPERATURE; ANIMAL FAT; AUTO-IGNITION DELAY; BIO-DIESEL FUEL; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; DIESEL COMBUSTION; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; DOUBLE BONDS; ENGINE CONDITIONS; EXHAUST EMISSION; FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS; FLAME TEMPERATURES; FUEL SAMPLES; IGNITION DELAYS; MONOALKYL ESTERS; MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NOX; NUCLEATION MODE PARTICLES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATES; PLANT OIL; SINGLE-CYLINDER RESEARCH ENGINES;

ACIDS; ALCOHOL FUELS; ALKYLATION; BIODIESEL; BOILING POINT; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FLAMMABILITY; FUELS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; PHOTORESISTS; SMOKE; SOOT; THERMOCHEMISTRY; VEGETABLE OILS;

IGNITION;

BIODIESEL; DIESEL FUEL; FATTY ACID ESTER; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSESTERIFICATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 66449137323     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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