A numerical study on the effect of the equivalence ratio of hydrogen/air or methane/air mixtures on minimum ignition energy in spark ignition process

Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 818-824

  Nakaya, Shinji ^a   Hatori, Kazuo ^b   Tsue, Mitsuhiro ^b   Kono, Michikata ^b   Segawa, Daisuke ^b   Kadota, Toshikazu ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chemical Reaction; Ignition; Internal Combustion Engine

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMBUSTION; HYDROGEN; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANE; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; SHOCK WAVES;

IGNITION ENERGY; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE; SPARK IGNITION PROCESS;

IGNITION;

EID: 33745031370     PISSN: 03875016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/kikaib.72.818     Document Type: Article

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