Study of Utilization of Automotive Diesel Glow Plug as an IR Source ALLEN R. WHITE Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, Indiana Advanced Combustion Laboratory
Advanced Combustion Laboratory Diesel Engine Operation Source: http://autotechz.blogspot.com/2011/08/working-of-4-stroke-diesel-engine.html Advanced Combustion Laboratory
Advanced Combustion Laboratory For efficient combustion, dissociation limit of fuel must be reduced via heat transfer: Warm Engine Operation Cold Engine Operation Glow Plugs 𝑄 𝑟𝑎𝑑 𝑄 𝑟𝑎𝑑 𝑄 𝑟𝑎𝑑 Advanced Combustion Laboratory
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Advanced Combustion Laboratory 11.0 Volts 5.3 Amps 9.0 Volts 5.2 Amps 6.0 Volts 4.7 Amps 3.5 Volts 4.1 Amps Advanced Combustion Laboratory
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Advanced Combustion Laboratory IR source available at auto parts stores (NAPA, Advance, Autozone, etc.) $10~$20 Advanced Combustion Laboratory
Another possibility (thanks to Gary Hieftje): ~90% of emission in IR Advanced Combustion Laboratory
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