Effect of exhaust gas recirculation on biodiesel blend level estimation in diesel engines

Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Zhao, Junfeng ^a   Wang, Junmin ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

biodiesel; blend level; diesel engines; EGR; estimation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FAT; BIODIESEL BLENDS; BLEND LEVEL; EGR; ENGINE MODELS; ESTIMATION SYSTEMS; ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTIES; GT-POWER; LEAN CONDITION; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN FRACTIONS; THEORETICAL FORMULATION; TURBOCHARGED DIESEL ENGINE; WIDE-BAND;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; DIESEL ENGINES; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; OXYGEN; OXYGEN SENSORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE OILS;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 84872841809     PISSN: 00220434     EISSN: 15289028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4006884     Document Type: Article

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