GB2451935B - Internal combustion engine design changes to facilitate smooth running if microwave is present within cylinders - Google Patents
Internal combustion engine design changes to facilitate smooth running if microwave is present within cylindersInfo
- Publication number
- GB2451935B GB2451935B GB0814330.7A GB0814330A GB2451935B GB 2451935 B GB2451935 B GB 2451935B GB 0814330 A GB0814330 A GB 0814330A GB 2451935 B GB2451935 B GB 2451935B
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- microwave
- cylinders
- combustion engine
- internal combustion
- present
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
- 238000002485 combustion reaction Methods 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01L3/00—Lift-valve, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces; Parts or accessories thereof
- F01L3/02—Selecting particular materials for valve-members or valve-seats; Valve-members or valve-seats composed of two or more materials
- F01L3/04—Coated valve members or valve-seats
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B51/00—Other methods of operating engines involving pretreating of, or adding substances to, combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture of the engines
- F02B51/06—Other methods of operating engines involving pretreating of, or adding substances to, combustion air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture of the engines involving rays or sound waves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B77/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not otherwise provided for
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02F5/00—Piston rings, e.g. associated with piston crown
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M27/00—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like
- F02M27/04—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like by electric means, ionisation, polarisation or magnetism
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M27/00—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like
- F02M27/06—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like by rays, e.g. infrared and ultraviolet
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
- F02P13/00—Sparking plugs structurally combined with other parts of internal-combustion engines
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
- F02P15/00—Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F02P1/00 - F02P13/00 and combined with layout of ignition circuits
- F02P15/04—Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F02P1/00 - F02P13/00 and combined with layout of ignition circuits one of the spark electrodes being mounted on the engine working piston
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
- F02P23/00—Other ignition
- F02P23/04—Other physical ignition means, e.g. using laser rays
- F02P23/045—Other physical ignition means, e.g. using laser rays using electromagnetic microwaves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
- F16J9/00—Piston-rings, e.g. non-metallic piston-rings, seats therefor; Ring sealings of similar construction
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
- H01T13/00—Sparking plugs
- H01T13/20—Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation
- H01T13/24—Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation having movable electrodes
- H01T13/26—Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation having movable electrodes for adjusting spark gap otherwise than by bending of electrode
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
- Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
- Y02T10/12—Improving ICE efficiencies
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB0715825A GB2451846B (en) | 2007-08-14 | 2007-08-14 | Employing microwave to obtain savings in fuel consumption |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB0814330D0 GB0814330D0 (en) | 2008-09-10 |
GB2451935A GB2451935A (en) | 2009-02-18 |
GB2451935B true GB2451935B (en) | 2012-08-15 |
Family
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Family Applications (3)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB0715825A Expired - Fee Related GB2451846B (en) | 2007-08-14 | 2007-08-14 | Employing microwave to obtain savings in fuel consumption |
GB0810829A Expired - Fee Related GB2451927B (en) | 2007-08-14 | 2008-06-13 | Use of spark plug with externally adjustable spark gap and using the piston top as a terminal, for improvements in performance of internal combustion engines |
GB0814330.7A Expired - Fee Related GB2451935B (en) | 2007-08-14 | 2008-08-06 | Internal combustion engine design changes to facilitate smooth running if microwave is present within cylinders |
Family Applications Before (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB0715825A Expired - Fee Related GB2451846B (en) | 2007-08-14 | 2007-08-14 | Employing microwave to obtain savings in fuel consumption |
GB0810829A Expired - Fee Related GB2451927B (en) | 2007-08-14 | 2008-06-13 | Use of spark plug with externally adjustable spark gap and using the piston top as a terminal, for improvements in performance of internal combustion engines |
Country Status (1)
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GB (3) | GB2451846B (en) |
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Citations (3)
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US4297983A (en) * | 1978-12-11 | 1981-11-03 | Ward Michael A V | Spherical reentrant chamber |
US4499872A (en) * | 1983-01-10 | 1985-02-19 | Combustion Electromagnetics, Inc. | Ultra lean burn carburetted adiabatic engine |
US4561406A (en) * | 1984-05-25 | 1985-12-31 | Combustion Electromagnetics, Inc. | Winged reentrant electromagnetic combustion chamber |
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GB158615A (en) * | 1919-10-31 | 1921-01-31 | Jones Joseph | Improvements in or connected with sparking plugs of internal combustion engines |
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2007
- 2007-08-14 GB GB0715825A patent/GB2451846B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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2008
- 2008-06-13 GB GB0810829A patent/GB2451927B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2008-08-06 GB GB0814330.7A patent/GB2451935B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4297983A (en) * | 1978-12-11 | 1981-11-03 | Ward Michael A V | Spherical reentrant chamber |
US4499872A (en) * | 1983-01-10 | 1985-02-19 | Combustion Electromagnetics, Inc. | Ultra lean burn carburetted adiabatic engine |
US4561406A (en) * | 1984-05-25 | 1985-12-31 | Combustion Electromagnetics, Inc. | Winged reentrant electromagnetic combustion chamber |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB2451927B (en) | 2010-01-20 |
GB2451927A (en) | 2009-02-18 |
GB0810829D0 (en) | 2008-07-23 |
GB2451846A (en) | 2009-02-18 |
GB0715825D0 (en) | 2007-09-26 |
GB0814330D0 (en) | 2008-09-10 |
GB2451846B (en) | 2010-07-14 |
GB2451935A (en) | 2009-02-18 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20140806 |