Analysis of Performance and Emissions of an Automotive Euro 5 Diesel Engine Fuelled with B30 from RME and JME

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-22

  Millo, Federico ^a   Ferraro, Carlo ^a   Vezza, Davide ^a   Vlachos, Theodoros ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR PEDALS; BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; ENGINE CALIBRATION; ENGINE TORQUE; EXHAUST EMISSION; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; FUEL CHARACTERISTICS; FUEL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; FULL-LOAD; HC EMISSIONS; INJECTED FUEL; JATROPHA; LOW LOAD; METHYL ESTERS; NEW EUROPEAN DRIVING CYCLES; OPERATING CONDITION; PART LOAD; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; RAPESEED METHYL ESTER; SMALL DISPLACEMENT; SMOKE EMISSION; SMOKE LEVELS; STANDARD ENGINES; TORQUE LEVELS;

AUTOMOBILES; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIESEL ENGINES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELS; RATING; SMOKE; STEEL METALLURGY; SULFUR;

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EID: 79959493000     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2011-01-0328     Document Type: Article

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