Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for in-cylinder equivalence ratio measurements in laser-ignited natural gas engines

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 549-554

  Joshi, Sachin ^a   Olsen, Daniel B ^a   Dumitrescu, Cosmin ^b   Puzinauskas, Paulius V ^b   Yalin, Azer P ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Equivalence ratio; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS; Natural gas engines

Indexed keywords

1064 NM; AREA RATIOS; ATOMIC LINES; COMPRESSION RATIOS; ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS; EQUIVALENCE RATIO; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; IGNITED NATURAL GAS ENGINES; LASER ENERGY LEVELS; LASER SPARK; LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; LIBS; LINE INTENSITY RATIO; LINEAR CORRELATION; ND: YAG; OPTICAL EMISSIONS; OPTICAL SPARKS; SIMULTANEOUS USE; UNIVERSAL EXHAUST GAS OXYGEN SENSOR; WIDE-BAND; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

ALUMINA; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC SPARKS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; GARNETS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; LASER DAMAGE; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; NATURAL GAS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICATE MINERALS; YTTRIUM;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 67649563608     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/000370209788346869     Document Type: Article

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