Performance and exhaust emission characteristics of a diesel engine running with LPG

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1905-1914

  Ayhan, Vezir ^a   Parlak, Adnan ^a   Cesur, Idris ^a   Boru, Bariş ^a   Kolip, Ahmet ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diesel engine; Dual fuel; Emissions; LPG; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958723414     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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