Plasma Jet Ignition

[Robert Harris]

Reference: 
Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals
John B. Heywood 
ISBN 0-07-028637-x
McGraw-Hill
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director Sloan Automotive Laboratory,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9.5.3 Alternative Ignition Approaches.
Page 446  heading Plasma Jet Ignition

Later details prechamber flame jets such as the torch cell ( more better name
for anti-fouler ) and pre-chamber stratified charge - with fuel and with
auxiliary valve ( like Honda Civic).   Just enough details on how it works to
tempt and not quite enough to design or fangle.  All of these are
distinguished between the true Texaco?MANN Stratified Charge Engines where
direct mechanical injection of the fuel is timed to co-incide with the spark
fired and are best described as spark assisted diesel engines.

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