Investigation of Post-Flame Oxidation of Unburned Hydrocarbons in Small Engines

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-81

  Vera, Javier ^a   Ghandhi, Jaal ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED SPARK TIMING; AIR FUEL RATIOS; CONSUMPTION RATES; CONTROLLED MODEL; CRANK ANGLE; FINITE-RATE CHEMISTRY; GAS TEMPERATURE; LINEAR CORRELATION; MASS FLOW RATE; MIXING RATES; MODEL-BASED OPC; OPERATING CONDITION; OXIDATION PROCESS; OXIDATION TEMPERATURE; POST-OXIDATION; SPARK TIMING; TEMPORAL PROFILE; THRESHOLD TEMPERATURES; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS;

AIR ENGINES; ELECTRIC SPARKS; HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 79959541466     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2011-01-0141     Document Type: Article

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