Emissions characteristics of spark ignition engine operating on lower-higher molecular mass alcohol blended gasoline fuels

Renewable Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-32

  Gravalos, I ^a   Moshou, D ^b   Gialamas, Th ^a   Xyradakis, P ^b   Kateris, D ^b   Tsiropoulos, Z ^a  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alcohol gasoline blends; Alternative fuels; Emissions characteristics; Spark ignition engine

Indexed keywords

BLENDED GASOLINE; EXHAUST ANALYZER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GASOLINE BLENDS; NO EMISSIONS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SINGLE-CYLINDER SPARK-IGNITION; VARIABLE LOADS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANOL; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); GASOLINE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANOL; MOLECULAR MASS;

ALCOHOL FUELS;

ALCOHOL; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ENGINE; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDE;

EID: 84863733473     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.06.033     Document Type: Article

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