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Combined assessment of injection timing and exhaust gas recirculation strategy on the performance, emission and combustion characteristics of algae biodiesel powered diesel engine

Vallapudi Dhana Rajua Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering, Mylavaram, AP, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jayashri N Nairb Department of Mechanical Engineering, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3274-2485View further author information
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Harish Venuc Department of Automobile Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9765-4144View further author information
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Lingesan Subramanid Department of Automobile Engineering, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IndiaView further author information
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Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagare Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Technology, Glocal University, Delhi-Yamunotri Marg, Uttar Pradesh, 247121India;f Department of Mechanical Engineering and University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab140413, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0935-2040View further author information
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MA Mujtabag Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, New Campus Lahore, Lahore54890, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9134-9002View further author information
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