Comparative analysis of engine ignition systems

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2286-2292

  Tropina, Albina A ^a   Lenarduzzi, Lonnie ^b   Marasov, Sergey V ^a   Kuzmenko, Anatoliy P ^a  

^a KHARKIV NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE AND HIGHWAY UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^b Center Moriches   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal combustion engine; Nanosecond discharge; Nonequilibrium plasma; Plasma ignition system

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EVALUATION; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CYLINDER WALLS; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS COMPOSITIONS; LABORATORY TEST; LAYER WIDTH; NANOSECOND DISCHARGE; NONEQUILIBRIUM PLASMA; NONEQUILIBRIUM PLASMAS; TAILPIPE EMISSION;

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINES; IGNITION; MACHINE DESIGN; PLASMAS; SMOKE;

IGNITION SYSTEMS;

EID: 72349095788     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2029692     Document Type: Conference Paper

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