Production of biodiesel from high-FFA neem oil and its performance, emission and combustion characterization in a single cylinder DICI engine

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-129

  Dhar, Atul ^a   Kevin, Roblet ^b   Agarwal, Avinash Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Combustion characteristics; FFA; Neem oil; Performance and emissions; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BASELINE DATA; BIODIESEL BLENDS; BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION CHARACTERIZATION; COMBUSTION DURATION; DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINES; ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; FFA; FREE FATTY ACID; HC EMISSIONS; NEEM OIL; NO EMISSIONS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; RATE OF HEAT RELEASE; START OF COMBUSTION; TWO-STEP PROCESS;

BRAKES; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; FOSSIL FUELS; MINERALS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84857017543     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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