Combustion and soot processes of diesel and rapeseed methyl ester in an optical diesel engine
- Submitting institution
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Brunel University London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 003-89522-8665
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.fuel.2013.10.074
- Title of journal
- Fuel
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- First page
- 406
- Volume
- 118
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0016-2361
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- February
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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1 - Energy & Environment
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- A complex simultaneous multi-species measurement set-up was built around the optical diesel engine to study how oxygenated RME reduces the propensity of soot in diesel engines compared to petro-diesel. This research revealed that the lack of aromatic content, longer flame lift-off triggered enhanced air entrainment. This altered the local stoichiometry significantly, aided by the presence of fuel-bound oxygen to reduce soot in RME. This work revealed the mechanism of soot reduction in engines for RME and this work was performed through the collaboration with Shell and EPSRC sponsorship.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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