Combustion characteristics of diesel engine operating on jatropha oil methyl ester

Thermal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 965-977

  Dhananjaya, Doddayaraganalu Amasegoda ^a   Sudhir, Chitrapady Visweswara ^b   Mohanan, Padmanbha ^c  

^a BGS Institute of Technology   (India)

^b MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Combustion; Diesel engine; Emissions; Jatropha oil methyl ester; Performance

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; BRAKES; DIESEL FUELS; DIRECT INJECTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ESTERS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; IGNITION; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; VEGETABLE OILS;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; JATROPHA OIL; JATROPHA OIL METHYL ESTER; METHYL ESTERS; PERFORMANCE; PETROLEUM DIESEL; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; VEGETABLE OIL CROPS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 79951564442     PISSN: 03549836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI1004965D     Document Type: Article

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