Effects of fuel physical properties on diesel engine combustion using diesel and bio-diesel fuels

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 703-718

  Ra, Youngchul ^a   Reitz, Rolf D ^a   McFarlane, Joanna ^b   Daw, C Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-DIESEL FUEL; BLENDED FUELS; BURNING RATE; CFD MODELING; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS; IGNITION DELAYS; LIQUID DENSITY; LIQUID VISCOSITY; PREPARATION PROCESS; SIMULATION RESULT; VAPOR DIFFUSION;

CALORIMETRY; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IGNITION; MODELS; NICKEL OXIDE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPECIFIC HEAT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; VAPORS; VISCOSITY;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 77953246096     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-1379     Document Type: Article

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