A numerical modeling on the emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled by diesel and biodiesel blend fuels

Applied Energy

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 458-465

  An, Hui ^a   Yang, Wenming ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Maghbouli, Amin ^a   Chua, Kian Jon ^a   Chou, Siaw Kiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Blend ratio; KIVA

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

BLEND RATIOS; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; FORMATION MECHANISM; HEAT RELEASE CURVE; IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; KIVA; PEAK CYLINDER PRESSURES; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84904765520     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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