Experimental investigation and prediction of density and viscosity of GTL, GTL-biodiesel, and GTL-diesel blends as a function of temperature

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-65

  Park, Su Han ^a,c   Choi, Ki Bong ^a   Kim, Myung Yoon ^b   Lee, Chang Sik ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDED FUELS; BLENDING RATIO; DIESEL BLENDING; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUEL TEMPERATURE; HIGH DENSITY; RATE OF CHANGE; SOYBEAN OIL; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; VOLUMETRIC RATIO;

BLENDING; FUELS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84872802517     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef301150k     Document Type: Article

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