Direct calibration of LIF measurements of the oil film thickness using the capacitance technique

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Stiyer, M J ^a   Ghandhi, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; FILM THICKNESS; FLUORESCENCE; LUBRICATING OILS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS; CAPACITANCE PROBES; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ENGINE CALIBRATION; FLUORESCENT PROPERTY; LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; MINIMUM OIL FILM THICKNESS; OIL FILM MEASUREMENT;

CAPACITANCE;

EID: 85072451085     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/972859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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