Development and characterisation of small-scale rotary engines

International Journal of Alternative Propulsion

Volumn 1, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 275-293

  Sprague, S Bennett ^a   Park, Sang Won ^a   Walther, David C ^a   Pisano, Albert P ^a   Fernandez Pello, A Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

meso scale combustion; portable power; rotary engine

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955770288     PISSN: 14710234     EISSN: 17418011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijap.2007.013016     Document Type: Article

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