Properties and use of Jatropha Curcas ethyl ester and diesel fuel blends in variable compression ignition engine

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 343-347

  Kumar, R ^a   Dixit, A K ^a   Sharma, R K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diesel engine Jatropha ethyl ester; Mechanical efficiency; Specific fuel consumption; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL; DIESEL ENGINE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTER; EVERGREEN TREE; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NITROGEN; OXIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

INDIA;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 84930592653     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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