Flame Arrival Measurement By Instrumented Spark Plug or Head Gasket

Software · Mon Apr 10 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:1230298

Witze, Peter O.

PLUGBIN was developed to support Sandia technologies involving instrumented head gaskets and spark plugs for engine research and development. It acquires and processes measurements of flame arrival and pressure from a spark ignition. Flame arrival is determined from analog ionization-probe or visible-emission signals, and/or digitial signals from a dedicated flame arrival measurement processor. The pressure measurements are analyzed to determine the time of peak pressure and the time to burn 10 and 90 percent of the charge. Histograms are then calculated and displayed for each measurement.

• Short Name / Acronym: PLUGBIN; 000828IB38600
• Version: 00
• Programming Language(s): Medium: X; OS: MS DOS Version 5.0; Compatibility: IBM 386 Compatibles
• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1230298
• Country of Origin: United States