Flow blurring atomization for low-emission combustion of liquid biofuels

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 184, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 660-675

  Simmons, Benjamin M ^a   Agrawal, Ajay K ^b  

^a South Dakota School of Mines Technology   (United States)

^b University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Fuel atomization; Liquid biofuels; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; CLEAN BURNING; CLEAN COMBUSTION; CO EMISSIONS; COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE; EXIT PLANES; FLAME IMAGES; FLOW BLURRING; FUEL ATOMIZATION; FUEL DROPLETS; FUEL INJECTORS; LIQUID BIOFUELS; NOX EMISSIONS; PREMIXED; SOYBEAN OIL; SPRAY FLAMES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATOMIZATION; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; FLAME SPRAYING; FUELS; LIQUIDS; OILSEEDS; PETROLEUM REFINING; PRESSURE DROP; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84861403621     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2012.660222     Document Type: Article

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