Performance of diesel engine operating with pongamia methyl esters as biodiesel

Asian Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 153-161

  Haiter Lenin, A ^a   Azhagesan, N ^b   Berlin Selva Rex, C R ^c   Thyagarajan, K ^c  

^a PET Engineering College   (India)

^b Cape Institute of Technology   (India)

^c NI College of Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Methyl ester blend; Pongamia oil; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869819566     PISSN: 19921454     EISSN: 20772076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajsr.2012.153.161     Document Type: Article

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