ENHANCED IGNITION FOR I.C. ENGINES WITH PREMIXED CHARGE

LBL-11880 Submitted for presentation at the Society of Automotive Engineers Annual Congress, Detroit, MI, February 1981 ENHANCED IGNITION FOR I.C. ENGINES WITH PREMIXED CHARGE J.D. Dale and A.K. Oppenheim October 1980 TWO-WEEK LOAN COPY This is a Library Copy which may be borrowed two weeks. For a copyy Info. Division, Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract W-7405-ENG-48

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