Effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes as fuel-borne additives in diesterol blends on the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a variable compression ratio engine

Fuel

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-167

  Arul Mozhi Selvan, V ^a   Anand, R B ^a   Udayakumar, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon Nanotubes; Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles; Diesterol blends; Exhaust emission; Fuel borne nanoparticles additive

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIODIESEL; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DIESEL ENGINES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINES; ETHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDES; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PHASE SEPARATION; STABILIZATION;

CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIALS; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; NANOPARTICLES ADDITIVES; VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO;

FUEL ADDITIVES;

EID: 84899892143     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.04.034     Document Type: Article

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