X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-da03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5480212 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:20:51 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.145; envelope-from=CozyGirrrl@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-db01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-db01.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.199]) by imr-da03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q3DFKEKj000916 for ; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:20:14 -0400 Received: from core-dsa005b.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-dsa005.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.252.81]) by mtaomg-db01.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id CA3DBE000082 for ; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:20:13 -0400 (EDT) From: CozyGirrrl@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:20:13 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Laser Ignition, was: [FlyRotary] Re: The 16X is A L I V E... To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_dfab.59caeef3.3cb99e2c_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 5004 X-Originating-IP: [69.154.217.225] x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20110426; t=1334330413; bh=YYdpUBLxal0jLub96GASYxRbFlEN2GpyupSSTT1F9BY=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=BEctCVIUaWfJuDB4mX/+2t4H3q6CT4fwNlNBMeU2+/fwlM+Mb8toQvcVvmZ7vd8AU 7UciazLkXQla12Yakehu6jO9TWlGC2+NMTPOlkrT9kccZsrxnCmNrn2QMpAWNUr0IA oYYCyYnBYWltvSz5wrLH+isfL4oYRK8mpyB7S/hQ= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:424906272:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33c74f88442d124c --part1_dfab.59caeef3.3cb99e2c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit And all this will work only if the combustion chamber is always squeaky clean, no deposits or film on the windows, once that happens it all goes to heck quickly. Chrissi & Randi _www.CozyGirrrl.com_ (http://www.cozygirrrl.com/) CG Products, Custom Aircraft Hardware Chairwomen, Sun-N-Fun Engine Workshop In a message dated 4/13/2012 9:14:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time, echristley@att.net writes: Bill Schertz wrote: > There are some misconceptions going around on the list about laser > ignition. Just having the laser beam going through the mixture will not > ignite it. The laser beam needs to be focused by a lens, then the higher > intensity at the focal point causes a breakdown in the gas, creating a > small ball of plasma that ignites the mixture. > Like this: http://www.iveho.com/2010/04/02/ford-developing-a-laser-ignition-system/ -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html --part1_dfab.59caeef3.3cb99e2c_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

And all this will work only if the combustion chamber is always squeak= y=20 clean, no deposits or film on the windows, once that happens it all goes to= heck=20 quickly.

Chrissi &=20 Randi
www.CozyGirrrl.com
C= G=20 Products, Custom Aircraft Hardware
Chairwomen, Sun-N-Fun Engine Workshop=

In a message dated 4/13/2012 9:14:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 echristley@att.net writes:

= Bill=20 Schertz wrote:
> There are some misconceptions going around on the = list=20 about laser
> ignition. Just having the laser beam going through th= e=20 mixture will not
> ignite it. The laser beam needs to be focused by= a=20 lens, then the higher
> intensity at the focal point causes a break= down=20 in the gas, creating a
> small ball of plasma that ignites the=20 mixture.
>

Like=20 this:
http://www.iveho.com/2010/04/02/ford-developing-a-laser-ignition= -system/

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