Methylal and methylal-diesel blended fuels for use in compression-ignition engines

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Vertin, Keith D ^a   Ohi, James M ^a   Naegeli, David W ^b   Childress, Kenneth H ^b   Hagen, Gary P ^c   McCarthy, Chris I ^c   Cheng, Adelbert S ^d   Dibble, Robert W ^d  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE FUEL TANKS; BLENDING; DIESEL FUELS; FUEL ECONOMY; FUEL STORAGE; LIQUIDS; NATURAL GAS; PROVEN RESERVES; REFORMING REACTIONS;

COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; NATURAL GAS RESERVES; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; TURBOCHARGED DIESEL ENGINE;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 85072411886     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-1508     Document Type: Conference Paper

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