Development of a dimethyl ether (DME)-fueled shuttle bus

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Eirich, Jennifer ^a   Chapman, Elana ^a   Glunt, Howard ^a   Klinikowski, David ^a   Boehman, André L ^a   Hansel, James G ^b   Heydorn, Edward C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINES; ETHERS; FUEL INJECTION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INERT GASES; MIXTURES; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VISCOSITY;

CLEAN DIESEL FUEL; COMMON RAIL INJECTION SYSTEM; DIESEL FUEL BLENDS; FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; PRESSURIZED FUELS; RECREATIONAL VEHICLES; TURBO-DIESEL ENGINES;

FUELS;

EID: 85072415797     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2003-01-0756     Document Type: Conference Paper

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