Performance impact of the application of castor oil biodiesel in diesel engines

The use of renewable fuels, such as the biodiesel, can ease the demand of fossil fuel for the power generation and transportation fields in rural area. In this work, the performance impact of the application of castor oil biodiesel is evaluated with an automotive and a stationary diesel engine. The...

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Main Authors: Leonardo de A. Monteiro, Guilherme Pianovski Júnior, José Antonio Velásquez, Danilo S. Rocha, André V. Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola 2013-12-01
Series:Engenharia Agrícola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162013000600009&tlng=en