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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1988
Steven L Plee, Northborough, MA (US);
Peter Hartman, Worcester, MA (US);
Jay K Martin, Madison, WI (US);
J Paul Nolan, Northborough, MA (US);
Donald J Remboski, Jr, Northborough, MA (US);
Richard R Ross, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Barrack Technology Limited, Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine having a luminosity probe and an arrangement for measuring certain parameters such as IMEP, combustion chamber pressure, heat release and the like by measuring luminosity in the chamber and adjusting the running parameters of the engine to obtain the desired luminosity. Also disclosed is an arrangement for maintaining uniformity from cycle to cycle in a given combustion chamber and uniformity combustion in the combustion chambers of a multi-chamber engine.