Experimental investigation on the influence of titanium dioxide nanofluid on emission pattern of biodiesel in a diesel engine

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 47-52

  Yuvarajan, D ^c   Dinesh Babu, M ^b   BeemKumar, N ^a   Amith Kishore, P ^a  

^a SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Department of Computer Science and Engineering   (India)

^c VEL TECH RANGARAJAN DR SAGUNTHALA R D INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Mustard oil; Nano additive; TiO2 nano fluid

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021192458     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2017.06.003     Document Type: Article

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