On the use of hydrogen peroxide in ignition systems bioinspiration from the bombardier beetle

A novel ignition system was studied experimentally, in which small volumes of hydrogen peroxide -of the order of pl/s- were injected at the immediate site of ignition, during the firing of a focus discharge igniter (FDI). Initially, the new ignition system was evaluated at an atmospheric expansion r...

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Main Author: Prongidis, Andreas
Other Authors: McIntosh, Andy C.
Published: University of Leeds 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.588747