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Original Articles

Lean Limit Combustion Analysis for a Spark Ignition Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine

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Pages 1151-1168 | Received 28 Sep 2012, Accepted 18 Jan 2013, Published online: 25 Jul 2013

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