Beru buys RF ignition tech
06-27-2009, 06:03 AM
#1
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Beru buys RF ignition tech
Noticed this in a trade magazine.
http://www.mwee.com/218101249
Highlights
The RF ignition system replaces the usual spark plugs by feeding RF energy into the combustion chamber. The electrostatic field generated by the RF energy ignites the fuel more evenly than a spark plug, leading to improved fuel efficiency and reduced pollutant emission, Beru claims. According to the company, fuel efficiency can be raised by as much as 40 percent, NOx and CO2 emissions are reduced by 80 and 50 percent respectively.
http://www.mwee.com/218101249
Highlights
The RF ignition system replaces the usual spark plugs by feeding RF energy into the combustion chamber. The electrostatic field generated by the RF energy ignites the fuel more evenly than a spark plug, leading to improved fuel efficiency and reduced pollutant emission, Beru claims. According to the company, fuel efficiency can be raised by as much as 40 percent, NOx and CO2 emissions are reduced by 80 and 50 percent respectively.
06-27-2009, 08:57 PM
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Kinetic sounds like a bigger spark, but still essentially a spark.
Also from the Kinetic site.
"RF ignition systems transmit electromagnetic waves of radio frequency into the combustion chamber to create a very large and energetic ignition. However, the efficiency is highly sensitive to pressure and generally poor at high pressure. RF ignition is academically compelling, but it would be difficult and expensive to make it work over a large operating range and the system would be significantly larger and require more energy than a conventional or a KSI system. "
Seems like the advantages are more MPG than MPH.
Also from the Kinetic site.
"RF ignition systems transmit electromagnetic waves of radio frequency into the combustion chamber to create a very large and energetic ignition. However, the efficiency is highly sensitive to pressure and generally poor at high pressure. RF ignition is academically compelling, but it would be difficult and expensive to make it work over a large operating range and the system would be significantly larger and require more energy than a conventional or a KSI system. "
Seems like the advantages are more MPG than MPH.
