Ignition characteristics of methane-air mixtures at elevated temperatures and pressures

Proceedings of the Spring Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 281-287

  Klett, Gregory M ^a   Gupta, Sreenath ^a   Bihari, Bipin ^a   Sekar, Raj ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNITION BOUNDARY; LASER IGNITION; METHANE-AIR MIXTURES;

AIR; GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANE; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

IGNITION;

EID: 27744489745     PISSN: 15296598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICES2005-1064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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