Validation of a diagnostic method for estimating the compression condition of direct injection diesel engines

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 517-532

  Lamaris, V T ^a   Hountalas, D T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

compression condition; diagnostic technique; diesel engines

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS; BLOW-BY; COMPRESSION CONDITION; COMPRESSION RATIOS; COMPRESSION STROKE; CYLINDER TESTS; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE OPERATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INITIAL PRESSURE; INLET VALVE CLOSURE; NORMAL OPERATIONS; PEAK COMPRESSION; STATIONARY APPLICATIONS; TEST CASE;

ENGINE CYLINDERS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MARINE ENGINES;

DIESEL ENGINES;

EID: 77953939090     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE840     Document Type: Article

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