ADVANCED LASER IGNITION SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINES INCLUDING AIRCRAFT ENGINES

A laser ignition system for an internal combustion engine, and more specifically a gas turbine engine, is provided. The system comprises at least one laser light source configured to generate a laser beam and an optical beam guidance component. The optical beam guidance component is configured to tr...

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Hauptverfasser:	BREIT, MICHAEL, DENIS, SARA ROCCI, MCMANUS, KEITH ROBERT, KOPECEK, HERBERT
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS BLASTING COMBUSTION APPARATUS COMBUSTION ENGINES COMBUSTION PROCESSES CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS GAS-TURBINE PLANTS GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGHVELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FORINTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A laser ignition system for an internal combustion engine, and more specifically a gas turbine engine, is provided. The system comprises at least one laser light source configured to generate a laser beam and an optical beam guidance component. The optical beam guidance component is configured to transmit the laser beam to irradiate on an oxygenated fuel mixture supplied into the combustion chamber at a region of highest ignitability to generate a combustor flame in a flame region. The system further includes an integrated control diagnostic component configured to detect at least a portion of a light emission and operable to control one or more combustion parameters based in part on the detected light emission. The system further includes additional enhanced ignition control configurations. A method for igniting a fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine is also presented.