Evaluation of RME (rapeseed methyl ester) and mineral diesel fuels behaviour in quiescent vessel and EURO 5 engine

Luigi Allocca, Ezio Mancaruso, Alessandro Montanaro, Luigi Sequino and Bianca Maria Vaglieco

Energy, 2014, vol. 77, issue C, 783-790

Abstract: Alternative diesel fuels for internal combustion engines have grown significantly in interest in the last decade. This is due to the potential benefits in pollutant emissions and particulate matter reduction. Nevertheless at possible increase in nitrogen oxide (NOx), and almost certainly increase of fuel consumption have been observed.

Keywords: Biofuel; Injection process; Diesel engine; Pollutant emission; Optical diagnostic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.09.050

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