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Plasma igniter for internal combustion engineAn igniter for the air/fuel mixture used in the cylinders of an internal combustion engine is described. A conventional spark is used to initiate the discharge of a large amount of energy stored in a capacitor. A high current discharge of the energy in the capacitor switched on by a spark discharge produces a plasma and a magnetic field. The resultant combined electromagnetic current and magnetic field force accelerates the plasma deep into the combustion chamber thereby providing an improved ignition of the air/fuel mixture in the chamber.
Document ID
19790003234
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Fitzgerald, D. J.
(NASA Pasadena Office CA, United States)
Breshears, R. R.
(NASA Pasadena Office CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
October 31, 1978
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Accession Number
79N11405
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-CASE-NPO-13828-1|US-PATENT-4,122,816
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-672636
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