Micro distributed energy system driven with preheated Croton megalocarpus oil - A performance and particulate emission study

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 1383-1392

  Wu, Dawei ^a   Yu, Hongdong ^a   Harvey, Adam ^a   Roskilly, Anthony P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuel micro tirgeneration; Croton megalocarpus oil; Particulate emission

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; BIOFUELS; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; WASTE HEAT;

CHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES; CROTON MEGALOCARPUS OIL; DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS; DRIVEN DIFFUSION; ENGINE GENERATOR; FUEL PROPERTIES; HIGH VISCOSITIES;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON; CYLINDER; DICOTYLEDON; DIFFUSION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

CROTON MEGALOCARPUS;

EID: 84884202047     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.04.071     Document Type: Article

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