Piezoelectric valve actuator for flexible diesel operation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5388, Issue , 2004, Pages 167-178

  MacLachlan, Brian J ^a   Elvin, Niell ^a   Blaurock, Carl ^a   Keegan, N Jared ^a  

^a Mide Technology Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator; Clean; Diesel; Flexibility; Injector; Lean; Mean; Piezoelectric; Rate shaping; Valve

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FUEL INJECTION; MILITARY VEHICLES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

CLEAN; FLEXIBILITY; INJECTORS; LEAN; MEAN; RATE SHAPING;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 10044264737     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.545625     Document Type: Conference Paper

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