Comparative study of characteristics of diesel-fuel and dimethyl-ether sprays in the engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Teng, Ho ^a   McCandless, James C ^a  

^a AVL LIST GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DENSITY OF GASES; DIESEL FUELS; ENGINES; ETHERS; ORIFICES;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DIESEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM; DIMETHYL ETHERS; FUEL EVAPORATION; INJECTION DURATIONS; INJECTION PRESSURES; MOMENTUM CONSERVATIONS; ORIFICE DIAMETERS;

FUELS;

EID: 85072469483     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-1723     Document Type: Conference Paper

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