A study on the macroscopic spray behavior and atomization characteristics of biodiesel and dimethyl ether sprays under increased ambient pressure

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 354-363

  Kim, Hyung Jun ^a   Park, Su Han ^a   Lee, Chang Sik ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ambient pressure; Biodiesel; Dimethyl ether (DME); Light intensity level; Spray characteristics

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURE; AMBIENT PRESSURES; DIMETHYL ETHERS; LIGHT INTENSITY; SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS;

ATOMIZATION; BIODIESEL; ETHERS; IMAGE PROCESSING; JETS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; METAL FUELS; METAL HALIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 74649083334     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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