Combustion characteristics of dual-fuel diesel engine using emulsified bio-fuel for pilot ignition

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Namasivayam, A M ^a   Crookes, R J ^a   Korakianitis, T ^a   Bob Manuel, K D H ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; EMULSIFICATION; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; IGNITION; MICROEMULSIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; DUAL FUEL DIESEL ENGINE; HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIOS; RAPESEED METHYL ESTER; UN-BURNT HYDROCARBONS;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

EID: 85072360152     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-0490     Document Type: Conference Paper

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