Biodiesel production through hydrodynamic cavitation and performance testing

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 619-624

  Pal, Amit ^a   Verma, Ashish ^a   Kachhwaha, S S ^a   Maji, S ^a  

^a DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel production; Citrullus colocyntis; Engine emissions; Hydrodynamic cavitation; Performance tests; Thumba oil

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL BLENDS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; DIRECT INJECTION; ECO-FRIENDLY; ENGINE EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC CAVITATIONS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; SMOKE OPACITY; THUMBA OIL; TIME SAVINGS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BRAKES; CAVITATION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); WATER INJECTION;

BIODIESEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; CAVITATION; DIESEL; EMISSION INVENTORY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

CITRULLUS;

EID: 71549128997     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.08.027     Document Type: Article

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