Ignition source characteristics for natural-gas-burning vehicle engines

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-180

  Yosscfi, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IGNITION; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

COMBUSTION DELAY TIME; NATURAL GAS ENGINES;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES;

EID: 0034114209     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407001527321     Document Type: Article

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