Performance, Emission and Combustion of LPG Diesel Dual Fuel Engine using Glow Plug

Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-110

  Vijayabalan, P ^a   Nagarajan, G ^b  

^a HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Combustion; Emission; Glow plug; Liquefied petroleum gas; Performance

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NITROGEN; SMOKE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS; DUAL-FUEL ENGINES; DUAL-FUELS; EMISSION; EMISSIONS AND COMBUSTION; LOW LOAD; OXIDES OF NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE; SINGLE CYLINDERS;

GLOW PLUGS;

EID: 85143809807     PISSN: 19956665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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