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Title: Rotating arc spark plug

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174343

A spark plug device includes a structure for modification of an arc, the modification including arc rotation. The spark plug can be used in a combustion engine to reduce emissions and/or improve fuel economy. A method for operating a spark plug and a combustion engine having the spark plug device includes the step of modifying an arc, the modifying including rotating the arc.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
6,568,362
Application Number:
09/879,607
OSTI ID:
1174343
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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