Experimental study of dual fuel engine performance using variable LPG composition and engine parameters

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-42

  Elnajjar, Emad ^a   Selim, Mohamed Y E ^a   Hamdan, Mohammad O ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Dual fuel engine; Engine performance; LPG composition

Indexed keywords

CYLINDER PRESSURES; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; MAXIMUM RATE OF PRESSURE RISE; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES; FLOW RATE; FUELS; SPEED;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 84881309848     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.06.050     Document Type: Article

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