Investigations on a compression ignition engine using animal fats and vegetable oil as fuels

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Bousbaa, Hamza ^a   Sary, Awad ^b   Tazerout, Mohand ^b   Liazid, Abdelkrim ^a  

^a Research Laboratory LTE ENSET   (Algeria)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

animal fats; biofuel; combustion; diesel engine; numerical simulation; vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; IGNITION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OIL SHALE; PALM OIL; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; WASTE INCINERATION;

ANIMAL FAT; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION EMISSIONS; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; EXHAUSTS EMISSIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERFORMANCE; SINGLE-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE; SYNTHESISED; TRANSESTERIFICATION PROCESS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 85050580078     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005660     Document Type: Article

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