[HTML][HTML] Laser ignition-Spark plug development and application in reciprocating engines

N Pavel, M Bärwinkel, P Heinz, D Brüggemann… - Progress in Quantum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Combustion is one of the most dominant energy conversion processes used in all areas of
human life, but global concerns over exhaust gas pollution and greenhouse gas emission …

Characteristics of laser ignition and spark discharge ignition in a cavity-based supersonic combustor

B An, L Yang, Z Wang, X Li, M Sun, J Zhu, W Yan - Combustion and Flame, 2020 - Elsevier
An experimental study was conducted to compare laser ignition (LI) and spark discharge
ignition (SDI) in an ethylene fueled supersonic combustor operating at a global equivalence …

The ignition characteristics of the close dual-point laser ignition in a cavity based scramjet combustor

B An, Z Wang, L Yang, X Li, C Liu - Experimental Thermal and Fluid …, 2019 - Elsevier
The ignition processes of single-point laser ignition (LI) and dual-point LI were
experimentally investigated in a cavity-based Mach 2.52 scramjet combustor fueled with …

Single-shot nanosecond-resolution multiframe passive imaging by multiplexed structured image capture

M Gragston, C Smith, D Kartashov, MN Shneider… - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The Multiplexed Structured Image Capture (MUSIC) technique is used to demonstrate single-
shot multiframe passive imaging, with a nanosecond difference between the resulting …

Ignition enhancement by dual-pulse laser-induced spark ignition in a lean premixed methane-air flow

L Wermer, JK Lefkowitz, T Ombrello, S Im - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ignition of fuel-lean premixed methane-air flow was investigated using single-pulse laser-
induced spark (SPLIS) and dual-pulse laser-induced spark (DPLIS). Ignition enhancement …

Spatiotemporal evolution of the plasma from dual-pulsed laser-induced breakdown in an atmospheric air

L Wermer, JK Lefkowitz, T Ombrello… - … Sources Science and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The spatiotemporal evolution of dual-pulsed laser-induced breakdown (DPLIB) was
experimentally investigated in a quiescent atmospheric air. DPLIB with time intervals …

Spark and flame kernel interaction with dual-pulse laser-induced spark ignition in a lean premixed methane–air flow

L Wermer, JK Lefkowitz, T Ombrello, S Im - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The growth rate of flame kernels from dual-pulse laser-induced spark (DPLIS) ignition was
compared to that from single-pulse laser-induced spark (SPLIS) ignition in a flowing …

Resonant dual-pulse laser ignition technique based on oxygen REMPI pre-ionization

C Dumitrache, C Butte, A Yalin - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
This contribution investigates a novel laser ignition method based on a dual-pulse resonant
pre-ionization scheme. The first laser pulse efficiently creates initial gas ionization (seed …

[HTML][HTML] Initial transient stage of pin-to-pin nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges in air

X Wang, A Patel, A Shashurin - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, evolution of parameters of nanosecond repetitively pulsed (NRP) discharges in
pin-to-pin configuration in air was studied during the transient stage of initial 20 discharge …

Dual-pulse laser ignition of ethylene-air mixtures in a supersonic combustor

L Yang, B An, J Liang, X Li, Z Wang - Optics Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
To reduce the energy of an individual laser pulse, dual-pulse laser ignitions (LIs) at various
pulse intervals were investigated in a Mach 2.92 scramjet engine fueled with ethylene. For …