Characterization of the effect of fatty ester composition on the ignition behavior of biodiesel fuel sprays

Fuel

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 659-669

  Allen, Casey ^a   Toulson, Elisa ^a   Tepe, Daniel ^a   Schock, Harold ^a   Miller, Dennis ^a   Lee, Tonghun ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoignition; Biodiesel; Fatty esters; Low temperature combustion; Spray ignition

Indexed keywords

AUTO-IGNITION; CANOLA METHYL ESTERS; COMPRESSION IGNITION; FATTY ESTERS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); LOW TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; RAPID COMPRESSION MACHINE;

BIODIESEL; DIESEL ENGINES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FUELS; OXYGEN; REACTION RATES; TEMPERATURE;

IGNITION;

EID: 84879053367     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.03.057     Document Type: Article

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