Amplified radiation igniter system and method for igniting fuel in an internal combustion engine

Abstract

Abstract An amplified radiation igniter system initiates the ignition of a fuel/air mixture retained within a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The amplified radiation, usually supplied in beam form according to appropriate timed intervals, is directed from a source for such radiation through a delivering conduit to a connecting member which directs the radiation beam into the combustion chamber. When the radiation provided has sufficient intensity, it will ignite the fuel/air mixture in accordance with the method of this invention. The radiation beam penetrates deep into the mixture traversing the width of the combustion chamber. The mixture absorbs radiant energy from the radiation beam and ignites at many points along the travel path of the radiation. In order to facilitate the extent of combustion, the total amount of interface between the radiation beam to fuel/air mixture is increased by any of a number of methods such as, using multiple radiation beams from multiple sources in a single combustion chamber, reflecting the radiation beam within the combustion chamber, or splitting the beam into several lesser beams within the combustion chamber. This system and method for igniting the fuel/air mixture within an internal combustion engine provides an efficient and clean combustion that occurs almost instantaneously at many points within the combustion chamber once a pulse of radiation is released into the chamber. This system and method enables the engine to operate on leaner mixtures of fuel to air and on low octane fuels.

Inventors

• 👤 Anacleto D. Giacchetti

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