An optical and spectroscopic study of laser-induced sparks to determine available ignition energy

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1621-1628

  Phuoc, Tran X ^a   White, Fredrick P ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IGNITION; IONIZATION OF GASES; LASER APPLICATIONS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

IGNITION ENERGIES; LASER SPARK IGNITION; LASER-INDUCED SPARKS; MINIMUM IGNITION ENERGY; Q SWITCHED ND:YAG LASER; RADIATION ENERGY; SHOCK PROPAGATION; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES;

ELECTRIC IGNITION;

EID: 84915760050     PISSN: 15407489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1540-7489(02)80199-7     Document Type: Article

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