An Extraction and Performance Analysis of Rubber Seed-Methyl Ester on an IC Engine at Various Compression Ratios

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 808-821

  Jose, D F Melvin ^a   Prasad, B Durga ^b   Raj, R Edwin ^c   Kennedy, Z Robert ^d  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ST XAVIER S CATHOLIC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^d KARUNYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; DOE; Emission; Engine performance; Rubber seed biodiesel

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; CONDUCTING PERFORMANCE; DOE; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; HIGH FREE FATTY ACIDS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; RUBBER SEED; STANDARD TEST PROCEDURES;

BIODIESEL; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FLOOD CONTROL; FUELS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NEUTRON EMISSION; RUBBER; TESTING; VISCOSITY;

OILS AND FATS;

BIOFUEL; DIESEL ENGINE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTER; EXTRACTION METHOD; FATTY ACID; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84892683446     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2013.830223     Document Type: Article

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