Viscosity measurement of biodiesel at high pressure with a falling sinker viscometer

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1520-1526

  Paton, J M ^a   Schaschke, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biofuel; Falling sinker viscometer; High pressure; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION DATA; CHAIN MOLECULES; COMMON RAIL; DYNAMIC VISCOSITIES; FALL TIME; FREEZING EFFECT; FUEL TYPES; HIGH-PRESSURE; HIGH-PRESSURE VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY DATA; WASTE COOKING OIL;

BIODIESEL; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; FATTY ACIDS; PETROCHEMICALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70450119937     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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