Quantitative imaging of equivalence ratios in a natural gas SI engine flow bench using acetone fluorescence

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-88

  Ben, L ^a   Charnay, G ^a   Bazile, R ^a   Ferret, B ^a  

^a IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AUTOMOBILE ENGINE MANIFOLDS; ENGINES; FLUORESCENCE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

FUEL FEEDING; FUEL TRAPPED; GASEOUS FUEL;

NATURAL GAS;

ACETONE; AUTOMOBILE ENGINE MANIFOLDS; ENGINES; FLUORESCENCE; NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

EID: 34547274845     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-007-0325-z     Document Type: Article

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