Use of jatropha oil methyl ester and its blends as an alternative fuel in diesel engine

Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-260

  Hanumantha Rao, Y V Hanumantha ^e   Voleti, Ram Sudheer ^a   Hariharan, V S ^b   Raju, A V Sitarama ^c   Redd, P Nageswara ^d  

^a KLCollege of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering   (India)

^b LBRCollege of Engineering   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Balaji Institute of Science and Technology   (India)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bio fuels; Jatropha oil; Performance and emission characteristics; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; BRAKES; DIESEL FUELS; EFFICIENCY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ESTERS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOSITY;

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES; JATROPHA BIODIESELS; JATROPHA OIL; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; TRANSESTERIFICATION PROCESS; WATER-COOLED DIESEL ENGINES;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 73849090302     PISSN: 16785878     EISSN: 18063691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-58782009000300011     Document Type: Article

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