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Ignition in an SI Engine using Nanosecond Discharges generated by a Spark Gap Plasma Igniter (SGPI)
Technical Paper
2008-01-1628
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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This paper describes a novel ignition system which delivers nanosecond discharges for SI engine ignition. The main advantages of very fast-pulsed discharges for SI engine applications are: to reduce heat losses, to minimize the effect of turbulence on the initial stage of ignition and to potentially generate a larger ignition volume. This new ignition system has been set up on an optical single-cylinder engine test-bench and compared with a conventional ignition system. In order to evaluate combustion characteristics, in-cylinder pressure and the pollutant emissions of the exhaust gases have been measured.
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Domingues, E., Burey, M., Lecordier, B., and Vervisch, P., "Ignition in an SI Engine using Nanosecond Discharges generated by a Spark Gap Plasma Igniter (SGPI)," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-1628, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-1628.Also In
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