Development of a dynamometer for measuring small internal-combustion engine performance

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 194-202

  Menon, Shyam ^a,b   Moulton, Nathan ^a,b   Cadou, Christopher ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MIXTURES; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

ENGINE PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES;

DYNAMOMETERS;

EID: 33847063570     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.19825     Document Type: Article

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