Simulation of compression engine powered by Biofuels

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1714-1718

  Hamdan, M A ^a   Khalil, Runa Haj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Biofuels; Engine performance; Fuel blends

Indexed keywords

BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURES; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; ENGINE SPEED; ENGINE TORQUE; ETHANOL-DIESEL BLEND; ETHER MIXTURES; FOUR STROKES; FUEL BLENDS; FULL-LOAD; SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THROTTLE OPENING;

BRAKES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; ETHERS; MACHINE DESIGN; ORGANIC POLYMERS; STEEL METALLURGY;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

EID: 77951208347     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.10.037     Document Type: Article

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