Karanja oil utilization in a direct-injection engine by preheating. Part 1: Experimental investigations of engine performance, emissions, and combustion characteristics

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-84

  Agarwal, A K ^a   Dhar, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Combustion characteristics; Karanja oil; Mass emissions; Performance; Rate of heat release

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BLENDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; EXHAUST GASES; FUELS; HYDROCARBON REFINING; IGNITION; MINERALS; NITRIC OXIDE; PREHEATING; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); TRANSESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOSITY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE INCINERATION;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; KARANJA OIL; MASS EMISSIONS; PERFORMANCE; RATE OF HEAT RELEASE;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 73249129400     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO1266     Document Type: Article

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