Heat release rate and engine vibration correlation to investigate combustion propensity of an IDI engine run with biodiesel (MME) and methanol additive as an alternative to diesel fuel

Biofuels

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 45-54

  Rao, K Prasada ^a   Rao, B V Appa ^b   Babu, V Ram ^a  

^a GMR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Combustion pressure; Cylinder vibration; Heat release rate; IDI engine; Mahua methyl ester

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BLENDING; COMBUSTION; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINES; ESTERS; METHANOL; THERMOACOUSTICS;

COMBUSTION PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ENGINE OPERATIONS; ENGINE VIBRATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); METHYL ESTERS; PART LOAD CONDITIONS;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 84938395774     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17597269.2015.1045275     Document Type: Article

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