Investigation of the effects of alternative diesel fuels on the performance, emissions, and combustion characteristics of a 2004 heavy-duty on-highway, direct injection, turbocharged and aftercooled caterpillar C11 diesel engine.

Kenitzer, Matthew Ryan2011-03-302011-03-302010-07https://hdl.handle.net/11299/102039University of Minnesota M.S. dissertation. August 2010. Major: Mechanical Engineering. Advisor: Dr. David B. Kittelson. 1 computer file (PDF); xvii, 287 pages, appendix p. 188-287. Ill. (some col.)Summary abstract not available.en-USEffect of alternative fuelsPerformance metricsBaseline petroleum dieselTest cell configuration and instrumentation verificationHeat release profilesMechanical EngineeringInvestigation of the effects of alternative diesel fuels on the performance, emissions, and combustion characteristics of a 2004 heavy-duty on-highway, direct injection, turbocharged and aftercooled caterpillar C11 diesel engine.Thesis or Dissertation