Comparison of electrical and laser spark emission spectroscopy for fuel concentration measurements

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-345

  Letty, C ^a   Pastore, A ^a   Mastorakos, E ^a   Balachandran, R ^b   Couris, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electrical spark; Fuel concentration; Laser spark; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LINES; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; FUEL CONCENTRATION; LASER SPARK; METHANE-AIR MIXTURE; MOLECULAR BAND;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FUELS; METHANE;

ELECTRIC SPARKS;

EID: 75449105593     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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