Experimental investigation of the tractor engine performance using diesohol fuel

Applied Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 874-879

  Shadidi, Behdad ^a   Yusaf, Talal ^b   Alizadeh, Hossein Haji Agha ^a   Ghobadian, Barat ^c  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Diesel engine; Diesohol; Engine performance; Tractor engine

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINES; ETHANOL; FUELS; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK);

DIESOHOL; DIESOHOL FUEL; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; ENGINE STRUCTURE; EXHAUST PIPES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH OXYGENS; SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION;

BIOETHANOL;

BIOFUEL; ENGINE; ETHANOL; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84888844628     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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