Review and recent developments of laser ignition for internal combustion engines applications

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 4849-4875

  Morsy, Mohamed H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cavity ignition; Large bore engines; Laser ignition; Lean burn; Multi point ignition

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION STABILITY; DESIGN FACTORS; IGNITION TECHNIQUE; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; LARGE BORE; LASER IGNITION; LASER INDUCED; LASER-INDUCED IGNITIONS; LASER-INDUCED SPARKS; LEAN BURN; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

ELECTRIC SPARKS; IGNITION SYSTEMS;

IGNITION;

EID: 84862745132     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.04.038     Document Type: Review

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