Tracer-based laser-induced fluorescence measurement technique for quantitative fuel/air-ratio measurements in a hydrogen internal combustion engine

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 35, 2008, Pages 6488-6496

  Blotevogel, Thomas ^a,c   Hartmann, Matthias ^b   Rottengruber, Hermann ^b   Leipertz, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b BMW GROUP   (Germany)

^c Department GETG ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FLUORESCENCE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LASER OPTICS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MIXTURES;

ENGINE OPERATIONS; HYDROGEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MIXTURE FORMATION; QUANTITATIVE INVESTIGATION; RAMAN SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS;

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EID: 60949111239     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.006488     Document Type: Article

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