An experimental investigation of performance-emission trade off of a CI engine fueled by diesel-compressed natural gas (CNG) combination and diesel-ethanol blends with CNG enrichment

Energy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 787-802

  Paul, Abhishek ^a   Bose, Probir Kumar ^a   Panua, Raj Sekhar ^a   Banerjee, Rahul ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

BSEC; CNG enrichment; Diesel ethanol blend

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BLENDING; COMMERCE; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; OPACITY; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

BSEC; DIESEL-ETHANOL BLEND; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVE; SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION; TRADE OFF;

ETHANOL;

COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIESEL; EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINE; ENRICHMENT; ETHANOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84878666772     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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