Comparative evaluation of performance and emission characteristics of jatropha, karanja and polanga based biodiesel as fuel in a tractor engine

Fuel

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1698-1707

  Sahoo, P K ^a   Das, L M ^a   Babu, M K G ^a   Arora, P ^b   Singh, V P ^b   Kumar, N R ^b   Varyani, T S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Escorts R and D Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Fuel economy; Jatropha; Karanja; Polanga

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL BLENDS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ENGINE SPEED; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL BLENDS; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; KARANJA; METHYL ESTERS; OIL BASED; OPERATING CONDITION; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; PERFORMANCE TESTS; POLANGA; PONGAMIA PINNATA; SMOKE EMISSION; SUBSTITUTE FUELS; SULPHUR CONTENT; TEST DATA;

BIODIESEL; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ESTERS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); SMOKE; SPEED; SULFUR; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK);

FUEL ECONOMY;

EID: 66849138556     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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