In-situ fuel concentration measurement near spark plug by 3.392 μm infrared absorption method-application to a port injected lean-burn engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Nishiyama, Atsushi ^a   Kawahara, Nobuyuki ^a   Tomita, Eiji ^a   Fujiwara, Masahiro ^a   Ishikawa, Naohiro ^b   Kamei, Kazuhiro ^b   Nagashima, Keiichi ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HONDA R AND D CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ENGINES; FUEL INJECTION; INFRARED ABSORPTION; INTAKE SYSTEMS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SOURCES; MIXTURES;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMPRESSION STROKE; FUEL CONCENTRATION; FUEL INJECTION TIMING; INFRARED ABSORPTION METHOD; MIXTURE FORMATION; STRATIFIED MIXTURES;

FUELS;

EID: 85072415190     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2004-01-1353     Document Type: Conference Paper

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