Laser spark ignition of a blended hydrogen-natural gas fueled single cylinder engine

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

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 411-419

  Richardson, Steven W ^a   McMillian, Michael H ^a   Woodruff, Steven D ^a   Worstell, Todd ^b   McIntyre, Dustin L ^a  

^a Gasification and Combustion Projects Division   (United States)

^b Parsons Infrastructure and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ENGINE CYLINDERS; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; STOICHIOMETRY;

CHARGE DILUTION; ENGINE OPERATION; NATURAL GAS FUELED ENGINES; RECIPROCATING ENGINES;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 33749266741     PISSN: 15296598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICES2006-1397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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