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Life improvement programme of producer gas–biodiesel operated dual fuel engines

N. R. Banapurmath Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, 580031, Karnataka, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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V. S. Yaliwal S.D.M. College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad, 580002, Karnataka, India
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R. S. Hosmath Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, 580031, Karnataka, India
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P. G. Tewari Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, 580031, Karnataka, India
Pages 350-356 | Received 28 Aug 2011, Accepted 06 Feb 2012, Published online: 12 Mar 2012

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