Temperature dependence of density and viscosity of vegetable oils

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 164-171

  Esteban, Bernat ^a   Riba, Jordi Roger ^a   Baquero, Grau ^a   Rius, Antoni ^a   Puig, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Combustion; Density; Diesel engine; Straight vegetable oil; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE; EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; INJECTION SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL RANGES; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

COMBUSTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; AUTOMOBILE; COMBUSTION; DENSITY; DIESEL ENGINE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETABLE OIL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84861458597     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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