Performance and exhaust emissions of a diesel engine fuelled with Croton megalocarpus (musine) methyl ester

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-41

  Aliyu, B ^a   Shitanda, D ^b   Walker, S ^c   Agnew, B ^c   Masheiti, S ^d   Atan, R ^e  

^a MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Biomechanical and Environmental Engineering Department   (Kenya)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Croton megalocarpus; Engine test; Methyl ester; Musine

Indexed keywords

BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; CROTON MEGALOCARPUS; DIRECT INJECTION; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; ENGINE TEST; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES; EXHAUST TEMPERATURE; HIGHER LOADS; METHYL ESTERS; MUSINE; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; PERKINS;

BIOFUELS; BRAKES; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MACHINE DESIGN;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 77957698698     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.07.034     Document Type: Article

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