Thermochemical characteristics of dimethyl ether - An alternative fuel for compression-ignition engines

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Teng, Ho ^a   McCandless, James C ^a   Schneyer, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ETHERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; DIMETHYL ETHERS; MOLECULAR THERMODYNAMICS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; SPRAY PATTERN; THERMOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 85072464678     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-0154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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