Research and development of microwave plasma combustion engine (Part II: Engine performance of plasma combustion engine)

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ikeda, Yuji ^a   Nishiyama, Atsushi ^a   Katano, Hiroki ^a   Kaneko, Masashi ^a   Jeong, Haeyoung ^a  

^a Imagineering Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL ECONOMY; IGNITION; MAGNETRONS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; MICROWAVES; PLASMA DEVICES;

AIR TO FUEL RATIOS; COMBUSTION EXPERIMENTS; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; MICROWAVE-INDUCED PLASMAS; OPERATING CONDITION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SINGLE CYLINDER ENGINE; SINGLE-CYLINDER RESEARCH ENGINES;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 85072352897     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-1049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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