Radio Frequency Plasma Spark Plug Development and Engine Testing | Design of a quarter-wave coaxial cavity resonator for use as an ignition source for an internal combustion engine

Dustin McIntyre

ISBN 10: 3639138074 / ISBN 13: 9783639138078

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

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Radio Frequency Plasma Spark Plug Development and Engine Testing | Design of a quarter-wave coaxial cavity resonator for use as an ignition source for an internal combustion engine | Dustin McIntyre | Taschenbuch | Englisch | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | EAN 9783639138078 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Radio Frequency Plasma Spark Plug Development and Engine Testing | Design of a quarter-wave coaxial cavity resonator for use as an ignition source for an internal combustion engine
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639138074
• ISBN 13: 9783639138078
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 5D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 5 millimeters depth
• Weight: 150 grams
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Synopsis

The Quarter Wave Coaxial Cavity Resonator (QWCCR) plasma igniter is designed, from requirements drawn from previous theoretical work, as an ignition source for an internal combustion engine. The present research has explored the implementation of the QWCCR into an IC engine. The QWCCR design parameters of inner conductor length, loop geometry, and loop position were varied for two igniters of differing operating frequency. Variations of the QWCCR RF parameters as a function of engine geometry were studied by placing the igniter in a combustion chamber and manually varying the crank position. Three identical igniters were fitted with dielectric inserts and the parameters were studied before and after ignition was sustained in a Briggs and Stratton® V-Twin engine. Optimal resonator geometries were determined. RF parameter invariance was found with respect to crank angle and piston distance. The first successful IC engine ignition using a QWCCR was achieved.

About the Author

The author received a BSEE and a BSCpE in 1998 and an MSME in August of 2000 ?The Coaxial Cavity Resonator as a Prototype RF IC Ignition System.? He completed his PhD in May 2007 ?A Laser Spark Plug Ignition System for a Stationary Lean-Burn Natural Gas Reciprocating Engine?. He currently works as a researcher with the USDOE NETL.