Observation of flame propagation in an LPG lean burn SI engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Lee, Daeyup ^a   Shakal, Joseph ^a   Goto, Shinichi ^a   Ishikawa, Hitoshi ^a   Ueno, Hiroki ^b   Harayama, Naoya ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Nissan Diesel Motor Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINE PISTONS; ENGINES; FLAMMABILITY; PISTONS;

CAVITY CONFIGURATION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; FLAME PROPAGATION; HYDROCARBON EMISSION; LEAN-BURN ENGINES; MAXIMUM CYLINDER PRESSURE;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 85072441393     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-0570     Document Type: Conference Paper

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