Effect of ambient humidity and hygroscopy on the lubricity of diesel fuels

Wear

Volumn 309, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 200-207

  Lapuerta, Magín ^a   Sánchez Valdepeñas, Jesús ^a   Sukjit, Ekarong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Diesel engines; Humidity; Lubricity; Paraffinic fuels; Wear scar

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CORRECTION FACTORS; EUROPEAN STANDARDS; HIGH FREQUENCY RECIPROCATING RIG; HUMIDITY CORRECTION; LUBRICITY; MULTICOMPONENT FUEL; WEAR SCARS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIODIESEL; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; HYDROPHILICITY;

FUELS;

EID: 84890148470     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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