The ROCLE test for diesel and bio-diesel fuel lubricity

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Galbraith, Rob M C ^a   Hertz, P Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DEFORMATION; FRICTION; KEROSENE; SULFUR;

BENCH TESTS; BIO-DIESEL FUEL; CANOLA METHYL ESTERS; CROSSED AXIS; HERTZIAN CONTACTS; LOW SULFURS; STABLE COEFFICIENTS; SULFUR DIESEL;

DIESEL FUELS;

EID: 85072450629     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/972862     Document Type: Conference Paper

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