Laser ignition of an IC test engine using an Nd: YAG laser and the effect of key laser parameters on engine combustion performance

Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 213-231

  Dodd, R ^a   Mullett, J ^a   Carroll, S ^b,c   Dearden, G ^a   Shenton, A T ^a   Watkins, K G ^a   Triantos, G ^a   Keen, S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United Kingdom)

^c GSI Lumonics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNITION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LASER BEAMS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE (IMEP); LASER BEAM DELIVERY; LASER IGNITION; PEAK CYLINDER PRESSURE POSITION (PPP);

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 34548321666     PISSN: 08981507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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