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The effect of cottonseed oil methyl ester on the performance and exhaust emissions of a diesel engine

Y. V. H. Rao Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.L. College of Engineering, Green Fields, Guntur Dt, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India
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R. S. Voleti Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.L. College of Engineering, Green Fields, Guntur Dt, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India
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A. V. S. Raju Department of Mechanical Engineering, J.N.T.U College of Engineering, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, 533003, India
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P. N. Reddy BITS, Narasampet, Warangal Dt, Andhra Pradesh, 506331, India
Pages 203-210 | Published online: 30 Mar 2011

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