Evaluation on effects of using low biodiesel blends in a EURO 5 passenger vehicle equipped with a common-rail diesel engine

Applied Energy

Volumn 146, Issue , 2015, Pages 230-238

  Serrano, L ^a,b   Lopes, M ^c   Pires, N ^a   Ribeiro, I ^c   Cascao P ^d   Tarelho, L ^c   Monteiro, A ^c   Nielsen, O ^e   da Silva, M Gameiro ^b   Borrego, C ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d ECOTECH PTY LTD   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Diesel engine efficiency; Engine performance; New european driving cycle; NOx emissions

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; BIODIESEL; CALORIFIC VALUE; DYNAMOMETERS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINES; FUEL OILS; FUELS; PALM OIL; PASSENGER CARS; SOYBEAN OIL; TESTING; VEHICLES;

CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; COMMON RAIL DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE EFFICIENCY; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL; LOWER HEATING VALUE; NEW EUROPEAN DRIVING CYCLES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINE; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NITROUS OXIDE;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84924163946     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.063     Document Type: Article

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