In-spark-plug sensor for analyzing the initial flame and its structure in an SI engine

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Ikeda, Yuji ^a   Nishiyama, Atsushi ^a   Kawahara, Nobuyuki ^b   Tomita, Eiji ^b   Arimoto, Shigeyuki ^b   Takeuchi, Akira ^b  

^a Imagineering Inc   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMILUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE INTENSITY; HIGH RESOLUTION MONOCHROMATORS; IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; INTENSIFIED CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE (PMTS); TRANSIENT PHENOMENON; TURBULENT PREMIXED FLAME;

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EID: 85072477703     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-0644     Document Type: Conference Paper

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