Performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a variable compression ratio engine using methyl esters of waste cooking oil and diesel blends

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3959-3968

  Muralidharan, K ^a   Vasudevan, D ^a  

^a PSNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bio diesel; Compression ratio; Methyl esters of waste cooking oil; Variable compression ratio multi fuel engine

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); ENGINE CYLINDERS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROCARBONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION PRESSURE; ENGINE SPEED; FOUR STROKES; HEAT RELEASE RATES; IGNITION DELAYS; MASS FRACTION; METHYL ESTERS; NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSION; RATE OF PRESSURE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO; WASTE COOKING OIL;

WASTE INCINERATION;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINE; ESTER; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN OXIDES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 79959848507     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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