A comprehensive study on performance, emission and combustion behavior of a compression ignition engine fuelled with WCO (waste cooking oil) emulsion as fuel

Journal of the Energy Institute

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 263-271

  Kumar, M Senthil ^a   Jaikumar, M ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Diesel engine; Performance; Waste cooking oil; WCO emulsion

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; EMULSIFICATION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUELS; IGNITION; OIL SHALE; OILS AND FATS; PALM OIL; WASTE INCINERATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMBUSTION BEHAVIOR; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; HIGH POWER OUTPUT; MAXIMUM RATE OF PRESSURE RISE; PERFORMANCE; WASTE COOKING OIL; WATER-COOLED DIESEL ENGINES;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 84924011867     PISSN: 17439671     EISSN: 17460220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joei.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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