Electrode in cylinder permits charge to transfer during top dead center compression stroke in modified Otto-cycle engine. Charge transfer produces spark which causes ignition of droplets without resorting to other ignition devices which are incapable of igniting ultralean mixtures.
Electrostatic-discharge ignition
NASA Tech Briefs ; 1 , 4
1977-03-01
Miscellaneous
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English
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