Development of advanced laser ignition system for stationary natural gas reciprocating engines

2005 Fall Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 601-608

  Bihari, Bipin ^a   Gupta, Sreenath B ^a   Sekar, Raj R ^a   Gingrich, Jess ^b   Smith, Jack ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); LASERS; NATURAL GAS; OPTICAL FIBERS; STANDARDS;

COMBUSTION STABILITY; HIGH-POWER LASER PULSES;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 32844472590     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/icef2005-1325     Document Type: Conference Paper

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