Laser ignition - Spark plug development and application in reciprocating engines

Progress in Quantum Electronics - Tập 58 - Trang 1-32 - 2018
N. Pavel1, Mark Bärwinkel2, Peter Heinz2, Dieter Brüggemann2, Geoff Dearden3, Gabriela Croitoru1, Oana-Valeria Grigore1
1National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Laboratory of Solid-State Quantum Electronics Atomistilor 409, Magurele 077125, Ilfov, Romania
2University of Bayreuth, Department of Engineering Thermodynamics and Transport Processes, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
3University of Liverpool, School of Engineering, Liverpool L69 3HG, UK

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