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Flow, Mixture Preparation and Combustion in Four-Stroke Direct-Injection Gasoline Engines

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    Ando, H., Arcoumanis, C.(. (2008). Flow, Mixture Preparation and Combustion in Four-Stroke Direct-Injection Gasoline Engines. In: Arcoumanis, C., Kamimoto, T. (eds) Flow and Combustion in Reciprocating Engines. Experimental Fluid Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68901-0_3

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