Study of the effects of ethanol use on a ford escort fitted with an old technology engine

SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 254-259

  Gogos, Merkourios ^a   Savvidis, Dimitrios ^a   Triandafyllis, John ^a  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAKE TORQUE; CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ENGINE LOAD; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; FORD ESCORTS; GEAR RATIOS; HC EMISSIONS;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; BRAKES; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; DYNAMOMETERS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; FUELS; STEEL METALLURGY;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 77953184623     PISSN: 1946391X     EISSN: 19463928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-2608     Document Type: Article

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