Laser spark ignition and combustion characteristics of methane-air mixtures

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 492-502

  Ma, Jian X ^a,b   Alexander, Dennis R ^a   Poulain, Dana E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

AIR; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EXCIMER LASER; GAS MIXING; KRYPTON LASER; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032033583     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-2180(97)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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