Precombustion chamber design and performance studies for a large bore natural gas engine

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 415-428

  Olsen, Daniel B ^a   Adair, Jessica L ^a   Willson, Bryan D ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION VARIABILITY; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; PRECOMBUSTION CHAMBER (PCC) IGNITION;

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ELECTRON TUBES; IGNITION; NATURAL GAS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 27744593135     PISSN: 15296598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICES2005-1057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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