Experimental investigation on the combustion process in a spark ignition optically accessible engine fueled with methane/hydrogen blends

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 9809-9823

  Di Iorio, Silvana ^a   Sementa, Paolo ^a   Vaglieco, Bianca Maria ^a  

^a ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combustion; Hydrogen; Methane; Optical techniques

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; HYDROGEN; METHANE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

COMBUSTION QUALITIES; COMBUSTION REACTIONS; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES; IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

IGNITION;

EID: 84902252965     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.04.065     Document Type: Article

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