Application of bioethanol/RME/diesel blend in a Euro5 automotive diesel engine: Potentiality of closed loop combustion control technology

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-23

  Guido, Chiara ^a   Beatrice, Carlo ^a   Napolitano, Pierpaolo ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative automotive fuels; Closed loop diesel combustion control; Diesel engine emissions; Ethanol diesel combustion; Ethanol diesel blends

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMBUSTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; REAL TIME CONTROL; SMOKE ABATEMENT;

CLOSED LOOPS; COMBUSTION CONTROL; CRITICAL ISSUES; DIESEL COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINE EMISSIONS; ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS; ENERGY SOURCE; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; ETHANOL-DIESEL BLEND; EUROPEAN REGULATION; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; FUEL BLENDS; FULL-LOAD; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NOX EMISSIONS; OXYGEN CONTENT; PARTIAL LOAD; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; PETROL ENGINE; PRODUCTION COST; RAPESEED METHYL ESTER; RENEWABLE FUELS; SMOKE EMISSION;

DIESEL ENGINES;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AUTOMATION; BIOFUEL; COMBUSTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINE; ESTER; ETHANOL; EXHAUST EMISSION; AUTOMOBILE; BIOMASS POWER; COMPLIANCE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY RESOURCE; PRODUCTION COST; REGULATORY APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TORQUE;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84870731211     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.08.051     Document Type: Article

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