Biodiesel, emulsified biodiesel and dimethyl ether as pilot fuels for natural gas fuelled engines

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 769-778

  Namasivayam, A M ^a   Korakianitis, T ^a   Crookes, R J ^a   Bob Manuel, K D H ^b   Olsen, J ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Dimethyl ether; DME; Dual; Emulsified; Emulsion; Fuel; Natural gas; Pilot; Rapeseed methyl ester; RME

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; ENGINES; ESTERS; ETHERS; FUELING; IGNITION; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

DIMETHYL ETHERS; DUAL; EMULSIFIED; PILOT; RAPESEED METHYL ESTER;

FUELS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINE; EMULSION; HYDROCARBON; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 71849085920     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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