A comparative analysis of thermal performance and emission characteristics of methyl esters of karanja and jatropha oils based on a variable compression ratio diesel engine

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 675-694

  Amarnath, H K ^a   Prabhakaran, P ^b   Bhat, Sachin A ^a   Paatil, Ruturraj ^a  

^a GOGTE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Brake specific fuel consumption; Brake thermal efficiency; Compression ratio; Emission; Exhaust gas temperature; Injection pressure; Jatropha methyl ester; Karanja methyl ester; Smoke opacity

Indexed keywords

BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES; INJECTION PRESSURES; JATROPHA METHYL ESTERS; METHYL ESTERS; SMOKE OPACITY;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; BRAKES; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; EXHAUST GASES; NEUTRON EMISSION; OPACITY;

DIESEL ENGINES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; CANOLA; EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID INJECTION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; VEGETABLE OIL;

JATROPHA;

EID: 84892754664     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2013.777905     Document Type: Article

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