Experimental and simulation investigation of the combustion characteristics and emissions using n-butanol/biodiesel dual-fuel injection on a diesel engine

Energy

Volumn 74, Issue C, 2014, Pages 741-752

  Liu, Haifeng ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Zheng, Zunqing ^a   Gu, Jingbo ^a   Wang, Hu ^b   Yao, Mingfa ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Combustion; Dual fuel injection; Emissions; N Butanol

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOOT;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION PHASING; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; DUAL FUEL INJECTIONS; INDICATED THERMAL EFFICIENCY; N-BUTANOL; PRESSURE RISE RATES; SOYBEAN BIODIESELS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84927696053     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.07.041     Document Type: Article

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