LASER INDUCED IGNITION OF GASOLINE

DIRECT INJECTIOIN ENGINES

DEEPAK SHARMA ME08018

WHAT IS LASER?

NAME LASER IS AN ACRONYM FOR

LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY THE STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION

INTENSE AND UNIDIRECTIONAL BEAM OF LIGHT . MONOCHROMATIC , COHERENT . MAIN THREE PARTS

POWER SUPPLY LASING MEDIUM PAIR OF PRECISELY ALIGNED MIRRORS

TYPES OF LASERS
SOLID STATE LASERS .

* Distributed solid matrix * Non-toxic & Long life * Ex. Ruby, YAG * O/p of visible Red light * Corrosive & toxic * Ex. He, HeNe, CO2 * Complex Organic dyes * Tunable Over Broad range of wavelength * Called diode laser * Ex. HPDD laser

GAS LASERS .

DYE LASERS

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS

Potential Future Ignition System

Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI)
Diesel pilot ignition Laser ignition

Laser Ignition

An alternative solution to standard spark plug is the use of

pulsed laser, focused to create plasma, representing the laser ignition.

Laser ignition, or laser-induced ignition, is the process of

starting combustion by the stimulus of a laser light source.

Spark creation due to the local deposition of energy Ignition itself based on a positive balance between the deposited energy and the losses

Principle of Laser Ignition

convex lens laser beam focused laser beam

plasma I>Ithreshold
flame kernel E>Eignition

mixture burning

Advantages of Laser Ignition

Arbitrary positioning of the ignition plasma Absence of quenching effects Absence of erosion effects Precise ignition timing Simpler regulation of the ignition energy Easy possibility of multipoint ignition

NOx Emission Potentials

NOX [mg/Nm]
350 300 250 250 200 150 100 50 0 70 190 240 330

direct

pre chamber laser ignition

direct

pre chamber

spark ignition

diesel pilot ignition

Laser Arrangement

Challenges
Propagation of laser pulse through fiber optics Develope of a compact, robust and economic laser source Durability of windows

Laser Vs. Primer

Laser Vs. Primer

DRAW BACKS OF CONVENTIONAL SPARK PLUG

LOCATION OF SPARK PLUG IS NOT FLEXIBLE

NOT POSSIBLE TO IGNITE INSIDE FUEL SPRAY FREQUENT MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT LEANER MIXTURES CANNOT BE BURNED FLAME PROPAGATION IS SLOW EMISSIONS ARE MORE

( DUE TO IMPROPER COMBUSTION)

HENCE A NEW BETTER SYSTEM IS REQUIRED

Upcoming Project
Mazda RX-9 16X

CONCLUSION

THE APPLICABILITY OF A LASER-INDUCED IGNITION SYSTEM ON

DIRECT INJECTED GASOLINE ENGINE HAS BEEN PROVEN.

AT PRESENT, A LASER IGNITION PLUG IS VERY EXPENSIVE

COMPARATIVELY
BUT POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES WILL SURELY BRING IT INTO MARKET

Thanks for Your Attention