Performance evaluation of a single cylinder diesel engine fueled with biodiesel produced from pumpkin oil

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-78

  Jayaprasanna Kumar, D ^a   Binnal, Prakash ^a  

^a SIDDAGANGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Pumpkin oil; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; CYLINDER; DIESEL ENGINE; ESTER; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PETROLEUM; REACTION KINETICS; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 84855392204     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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