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Butanol-Diesel Blend Spray Combustion Investigation by UV-Visible Flame Emission in a Prototype Single Cylinder Compression Ignition Engine

Journal Article
2015-24-2435
ISSN: 1946-3936, e-ISSN: 1946-3944
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-24-2435
Published September 06, 2015 by SAE International in United States
Butanol-Diesel Blend Spray Combustion Investigation by UV-Visible Flame Emission in a Prototype Single Cylinder Compression Ignition Engine
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Citation: Valentino, G., Merola, S., Marchitto, L., and Tornatore, C., "Butanol-Diesel Blend Spray Combustion Investigation by UV-Visible Flame Emission in a Prototype Single Cylinder Compression Ignition Engine," SAE Int. J. Engines 8(5):2145-2158, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-24-2435.
Language: English

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