This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on the initiation of a flame in a spray
through the action of a spark or through local deposition of heat, and the subsequent flame …

This overview presents examples of applications of high frame rate imaging diagnostics in
fundamental and applied combustion research. Progress in the performance of high frame …

Proper orthogonal decomposition has been utilized for well over a decade to study
turbulence and cyclic variation of flow and combustion properties in internal combustion …

Improved understanding of in-cylinder flows requires knowledge from well-resolved
experimental velocimetry measurements and flow simulation modeling. Engine simulations …

To clarify the misfire mechanism is important for stabilizing combustion in partially premixed
combustion (PPC) under low load. Fuel-tracer planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) …

Simultaneous gas-phase temperature and velocity imaging using micrometer-size
thermographic phosphor particles seeded into the flow is demonstrated at a 3 kHz repetition …

High-speed fuel, flow, and flame imaging are combined with spark discharge measurements
to investigate the causes of rare misfires and partial burns in a spray-guided spark-ignited …

An experimental study was carried out to investigate the effect of microwave-assisted
plasma ignition on laminar flame development in a 1.4 l constant volume combustion …

This article reviews systematic research on combustion instabilities (principally rare, random
misfires and partial burns) in spray-guided stratified-charge (SGSC) engines operated at …

Combustion and emission characteristics of a heavy-duty single-cylinder ammonia engine
with a hydrogen-fueled active pre-chamber ignition system are investigated experimentally …