Ionwerks, Inc.

Other

Vladislav V Zelenov

Thomas F Egan

J Albert Schultz

Michael V Ugarov

Agnès Tempez

Valeri V Raznikov

Valerie E Vaughn

Marina O Raznikova

Valeriy V Raznikov

Gennadiy Savenkov

Alexander R Pikhtelev

Alexander Shteinberg

Yuri Moskvin

Eugene Gordon

The content of the invention comprises a concept of reactor for isolated ion transformations induced by collisions with neutral species. This reactor is also an interface between mobility cell and orthogonal injection TOFMS based on supersonic adiabatic gas flow with variable controlled composition directed along the axis of a multipole ion guide with sectioned rods for possibility of creating of controlled distributions of RF, DC and AC rotating fields.

Neutral/ion reactor in adiabatic supersonic gas flow for ion mobility time-of-flight mass spectrometry

The content of the invention comprises a concept of multi-beam ion pre-selection from a single sample, coordinated mobility (against the gas flow) separation, cooling ions in supersonic gas flow and mass separation of thus low divergent ions by single or plural compact high-resolution orthogonal time-of-flight mass spectrometers both linear or reflectron type with controlled collision-induced dissociation (CID) and multi-channel data recording for the optimization of sample use in the analysis, and obtaining as much useful information about the sample as possible in a reasonably short time.

Multi-beam ion mobility time-of-flight mass spectrometry with multi-channel data recording

Neutral/Ion reactor in adiabatic supersonic gas flow for ion mobility time-of-flight mass spectrometry

The invention relates to an ignition system for an internal combustion engine (ICE) that provides fast transfer from a laminar combustion in an ignition kernel to a self-sustaining turbulent flame propagation, thus leading to a reduction in the total time of combustion. The effect is achieved by transiently attacking the ignition kernel with a high-frequency (HF) electromagnetic radiation pulse, which is quasiperiodically modulated with 10-1000 kHz frequency in the initial period of combustion (50-500 .mu.s) following the ignition. Radiation is absorbed by electrons existing only inside the ignition kernel during the initial stage of its development. Due to thermal inertia, the medium perceives the oscillations on the frequency of modulation, whereby the surface of the kernel is developed and is split into separate fractions. This causes transfer from laminar to turbulent bulk combustion. The technique proposed is of an especially great importance for a lean-burn ICE which is normally characterized by low combustion temperature and hindered transition to turbulent flame propagation.

Ignition system for an internal combustion engine

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Moscow, Russia

Vladislav V Zelenov