Combustion characteristics and engine performance of a new radio frequency electrostatic ignition system igniting lean air-fuel mixtures

Proceedings of the 2004 Fall Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 703-711

  Freen, Paul D ^a   Gingrich, Jess ^b   Chiu, James ^b  

^a EtaTech

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Electrostatic; Emissions; Ignition system; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; COMBUSTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROSTATICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; IONIZATION; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED COMBUSTION OPTIMIZATION (ECCOS); LEAN AIR-FUEL MIXTURES; RADIO FREQUENCY; VOLTAGE PLASMA;

IGNITION SYSTEMS;

EID: 14044271517     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/icef2004-0853     Document Type: Conference Paper

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