Post by jeffolie on Oct 11, 2011 9:14:10 GMT -6
Mazda replaces spark plugs with lasers ... next plasma bursts to replace lasers and/or spark plugs?
" Mazda’s next generation “16X” rotary engine will exploit the compact size of those laser igniters ... the ACIS uses a high-intensity burst of plasma to ignite the fuel ... "
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[from The Truth About Cars Blog]
First Lasers, Now Corona Ignition Proposed
October 10, 2011
Last May, at the international Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, a joint Japanese/Bulgarian team of researchers introduced ceramic based lasers that are compact, durable and powerful enough to be used to ignite a fuel/air mixture in a combustion engine. At the time, the researchers announced that they were working with spark plug maker Denso on commercializing the idea. That announcement was followed up by word that Mazda’s next generation “16X” rotary engine will exploit the compact size of those laser igniters. Now Michigan auto supplier Federal Mogul has released news about a US patent on their Advanced Corona Ignition System, or ACIS. the ACIS uses a high-intensity burst of plasma to ignite the fuel.
The corona can be controlled more than an electrical spark, allowing it to spread across the combustion chamber, resulting in a more complete burn. Federal Mogul says that using ACIS will improve fuel mileage by as much as 10% over conventional spark plug ignition, in part due to greater timing precision. That precision is said to be synergistic with direct injection. ACIS will also, F-M claims, allow leaner fuel/air mixtures, and cooler running engines. Because they don’t erode with use as conventional spark plugs do, the corona igniters will supposedly have longer service lives. No time frame for commercialization of the ACIS system was announced.
www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/first-lasers-now-corona-ignition-proposed/
" Mazda’s next generation “16X” rotary engine will exploit the compact size of those laser igniters ... the ACIS uses a high-intensity burst of plasma to ignite the fuel ... "
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[from The Truth About Cars Blog]
First Lasers, Now Corona Ignition Proposed
October 10, 2011
Last May, at the international Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, a joint Japanese/Bulgarian team of researchers introduced ceramic based lasers that are compact, durable and powerful enough to be used to ignite a fuel/air mixture in a combustion engine. At the time, the researchers announced that they were working with spark plug maker Denso on commercializing the idea. That announcement was followed up by word that Mazda’s next generation “16X” rotary engine will exploit the compact size of those laser igniters. Now Michigan auto supplier Federal Mogul has released news about a US patent on their Advanced Corona Ignition System, or ACIS. the ACIS uses a high-intensity burst of plasma to ignite the fuel.
The corona can be controlled more than an electrical spark, allowing it to spread across the combustion chamber, resulting in a more complete burn. Federal Mogul says that using ACIS will improve fuel mileage by as much as 10% over conventional spark plug ignition, in part due to greater timing precision. That precision is said to be synergistic with direct injection. ACIS will also, F-M claims, allow leaner fuel/air mixtures, and cooler running engines. Because they don’t erode with use as conventional spark plugs do, the corona igniters will supposedly have longer service lives. No time frame for commercialization of the ACIS system was announced.
www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/first-lasers-now-corona-ignition-proposed/