Method and apparatus for determining burned gas temperature, trapped mass and NO[sub x] emissions in an internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6465536

Yang, Jialin; Plee, S L; Remboski, Jr, D J

A method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one combustion chamber and means for forming a combustible air/fuel mixture within the combustion chamber is described, comprising detecting the luminosity within the combustion chamber, detecting the pressure within the combustion chamber, calculating the surface area of the combustion chamber and determining the burned gas temperature based on the detected luminosity, the detected pressure and the calculated surface area of the combustion chamber.

• Assignee: Barrack Technology Ltd., Perth (Australia)
• Patent Number(s): US 5219227; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-566964
• OSTI ID: 6465536
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 13 Aug 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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