Description of the discharge process in spark plugs and its correlation with the electrode erosion patterns

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1257-1265

  Soldera, Flavio A ^a   Mücklich, Frank T ^a   Hrastnik, Klaus ^b   Kaiser, Thomas ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ROBERT BOSCH GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; CATHODES; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; GLOW DISCHARGES; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; INTERFEROMETRY; NICKEL ALLOYS; PLATINUM ALLOYS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODE EROSION PATTERNS; IGNITION DISCHARGES; WHITE LIGHT INTERFEROMETRY;

SPARK PLUGS;

EID: 3943048694     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2004.830977     Document Type: Article

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