Experimental evaluation of knock characteristics of producer gas

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-176

  Arunachalam, Aparna ^a   Olsen, Daniel B ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Combustion; Knock; Methane number; Producer gas; Wood gas

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTIBLE GAS; CRITICAL COMPRESSION; EFFECT OF CO; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; GAS BLENDING; KNOCK; METHANE NUMBER; MOLE FRACTION; PRODUCER GAS; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; SPECIFIC CONCENTRATION; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; WOOD GAS; WOODY BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; BLENDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); METHANE; RATING; WOOD FUELS;

GASES;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; NITROGEN;

INSECTIVORA;

EID: 84856232488     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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