Pre-ignition and 'super-knock' in turbo-charged spark-ignition engines

International Journal of Engine Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 399-414

  Kalghatgi, Gautam T ^a,b   Bradley, Derek ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

autoignition; critical size; detonation; flame thickness; hot spot; knock; Pre ignition; pressure waves; turbo charging

Indexed keywords

AUTO-IGNITION; CRITICAL SIZE; FLAME THICKNESS; HOT SPOT; KNOCK; PRESSURE WAVES; TURBO-CHARGING;

ACOUSTICS; DETONATION; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; FUELS; MIXTURES;

IGNITION;

EID: 84871347648     PISSN: 14680874     EISSN: 20413149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468087411431890     Document Type: Article

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