Combustion analysis of a diesel engine running on different biodiesel blends

Energies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 3047-3057

  Mattarelli, Enrico ^a   Rinaldini, Carlo Alberto ^a   Savioli, Tommaso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Combustion; Diesel engine; Rapeseed; Soot

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; COMBUSTION; DIESEL FUELS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; SOOT;

BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; COMBUSTION ANALYSIS; CURRENT PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; OPERATING CONDITION; RAPESEED;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 84928685038     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en8043047     Document Type: Article

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