Multiple laser pulse ignition method and apparatus
Abstract
Two or more laser light pulses with certain differing temporal lengths and peak pulse powers can be employed sequentially to regulate the rate and duration of laser energy delivery to fuel mixtures, thereby improving fuel ignition performance over a wide range of fuel parameters such as fuel/oxidizer ratios, fuel droplet size, number density and velocity within a fuel aerosol, and initial fuel temperatures.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871574
- Patent Number(s):
- 5756924
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02D - CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- multiple; laser; pulse; ignition; method; apparatus; light; pulses; differing; temporal; lengths; peak; powers; employed; sequentially; regulate; rate; duration; energy; delivery; fuel; mixtures; improving; performance; wide; range; parameters; oxidizer; ratios; droplet; size; density; velocity; aerosol; initial; temperatures; light pulses; laser pulse; laser light; wide range; laser energy; fuel mixture; pulse power; light pulse; multiple laser; droplet size; fuel ignition; peak pulse; fuel mixtures; ignition performance; ignition method; temporal length; /102/123/372/
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Early, James W. Multiple laser pulse ignition method and apparatus. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Early, James W. Multiple laser pulse ignition method and apparatus. United States.
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"Multiple laser pulse ignition method and apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871574.
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abstractNote = {Two or more laser light pulses with certain differing temporal lengths and peak pulse powers can be employed sequentially to regulate the rate and duration of laser energy delivery to fuel mixtures, thereby improving fuel ignition performance over a wide range of fuel parameters such as fuel/oxidizer ratios, fuel droplet size, number density and velocity within a fuel aerosol, and initial fuel temperatures.},
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year = {Tue May 26 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
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