The effect of diesel engine conditions on the size and morphology of soot particles

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 50, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 91-106

  Lapuerta, Magín ^a   Ballesteros, Rosario ^a   Martos, Francisco J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales University of Malaga   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diesel engines; Fractal dimension; Microscopy; Soot agglomerates

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DIESEL ENGINES; DUST; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SMOKE; SOOT;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION RATES; GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; THERMOPHORETIC SAMPLINGS;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES;

EID: 67049115851     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvd.2009.024972     Document Type: Article

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