An investigation of the lean operational limits of gas-fueled spark ignition engines

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-163

  Badr, O A ^a   Elsayed, N ^a   Karim, G A ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC SPARKS; FLAME RESEARCH; FLAMMABILITY; HYDROGEN; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; METHANE; MIXTURES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROPANE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FIRING; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; GAS FUELED SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; LEAN OPERATIONAL LIMITS; MISFIRE;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 0030167931     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2792708     Document Type: Article

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