Poppet valve for an internal combustion engine
abab abab An internal combustion engine has a cylinder head slideably supporting one or more poppet valves . At least one of the poppet valves in each combustion chamber of the engine has a primary electrode connected thereto so as to be electrically insulated from the cylinder head . The primary el...
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| Format | Patent |
| Language | English |
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04.08.2009
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| Summary: | abab abab An internal combustion engine has a cylinder head slideably supporting one or more poppet valves . At least one of the poppet valves in each combustion chamber of the engine has a primary electrode connected thereto so as to be electrically insulated from the cylinder head . The primary electrode forms in combination with one or more secondary electrodes one or more electrode pairs between each of which an electrical discharge is selectively caused to flow so as to initiate combustion in the respective combustion chamber. |
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