Towards multiplexed fiber delivered laser ignition for natural gas engines

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Yalin, Azer P ^a   Joshi, Sachin ^a   DeFoort, Morgan ^a   Willson, Bryan ^a  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas engines; Ignition; Laser ignition

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ENGINES; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; GAS ENGINES; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; IGNITION SYSTEMS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LASERS; MIRRORS; MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES;

BENCHTOP TESTING; DELIVERY TESTS; ELEVATED PRESSURES; ENGINE TESTING; FIBER CHANNELS; FIBER DELIVERY; FIBER-OPTIC CABLES; HIGH-POWER PULSES; HOLLOW CORES; IGNITION; LASER IGNITION; LASER OUTPUT; NATURAL GAS ENGINES; OPTICAL-; SINGLE LASERS;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 47749123042     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2906184     Document Type: Article

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