The effects of ethanol and propanol additions into unleaded gasoline on exhaust and noise emissions of a spark ignition engine

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2194-2205

  Keskin, A ^a   Guru M ^b  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emission; Ethanol; Fuel; Gasoline; Noise; Propanol

Indexed keywords

BLEND FUELS; ETHANOL GASOLINE BLEND; EXHAUST EMISSION; GASOLINE BLENDS; GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLEND; HC EMISSIONS; LOW LOAD; NOISE; NOISE EMISSIONS; NOISE LEVELS; OXYGEN CONTENT; SULPHUR CONTENT; UNLEADED GASOLINE;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ETHANOL; FUELS; NEUTRON EMISSION; PROPANOL; SULFUR;

GASOLINE;

EID: 84855882088     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030903530558     Document Type: Article

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