Laser ignition of ultra-lean methane/hydrogen/air mixtures at high temperature and pressure

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 569-577

  Weinrotter, Martin ^a   Kopecek, Herbert ^a   Tesch, Martin ^a   Wintner, Ernst ^a   Lackner, Maximilian ^a   Winter, Franz ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

High pressure; Hydrogen; Laser ignition; Lean combustion; Methane; Multi point

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; METHANE; PREIGNITION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DIFFRACTIVE LENS; LASER IGNITION; LASER PULSE ENERGY; SPARK IGNITION;

MIXTURES;

IGNITION;

EID: 15344351630     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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