Miniature railgun engine ignitor [article]

William F. Weldon, Ronald D. Matthews, Brian L. Harden, Steven P. Nichols, Austin, The University Of Texas At, Austin, The University Of Texas At
2019
A plasma ignitor system capable of injection a narrowly focused high energy plasma jet into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine or continuous combustion system. The plasma ignitor features a high energy current pulse source and a geometrically configured coaxial or dual-rail ignitor system for deeper and more accurate injection of plasma into a combustion chamber of either large or small dimension.
doi:10.26153/tsw/4455 fatcat:vp2h2noa4ngbpd7i6dda63yueq