Experimental investigation of the performance and emission characteristics of direct injection diesel engine by water emulsion diesel under varying engine load condition

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 1042-1049

  Fahd, M Ebna Alam ^a   Wenming, Yang ^a   Lee, P S ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Yap, Christopher R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Direct injection diesel engine; Engine performance; Engine out emission; Water emulsion diesel

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; DIESEL FUELS; EMULSIFICATION; ENGINES; EXHAUST GASES; EXPERIMENTS; NITRIC OXIDE;

BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; CO EMISSIONS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINES; EMISSION PARAMETERS; ENGINE APPLICATION; ENGINE LOAD; ENGINE LOADING; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; ENGINE POWER OUTPUT; ENGINE SPEED; ENGINE-OUT EMISSIONS; EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); LOAD CONDITION; LOW LOAD; NO EMISSIONS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; WATER EMULSION;

DIESEL ENGINES;

CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINE; EMISSION INVENTORY; EMULSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NITRIC OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYLINDER;

EID: 84870761096     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.041     Document Type: Article

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