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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Sara Rocci Denis, Garching bei Munich, DE;
Herbert Kopecek, Schwaz, AT;
Richard Wade Stickles, Loveland, OH (US);
Chukwueloka Obiora Umeh, Hamilton, OH (US);
Gabor Ast, Schwaz, AT;
Mark Patrick Kelsey, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steven Clayton Vise, Loveland, OH (US);
Gary Lee Leonard, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Shai Birmaher, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Sara Rocci Denis, Garching bei Munich, DE;
Herbert Kopecek, Schwaz, AT;
Richard Wade Stickles, Loveland, OH (US);
Chukwueloka Obiora Umeh, Hamilton, OH (US);
Gabor Ast, Schwaz, AT;
Mark Patrick Kelsey, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steven Clayton Vise, Loveland, OH (US);
Gary Lee Leonard, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Shai Birmaher, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A laser ignition system for an internal combustion engine, and more specifically a gas turbine engine, is provided. The system including a laser light source configured to generate a laser beam, an ignition port configured to provide optimized optical access of the laser beam to a combustion chamber and an optical beam guidance component disposed between the laser light source and the ignition port. The optical beam guidance component is configured to include optimized optic components to transmit the laser beam to irradiate on a fuel mixture supplied into the combustion chamber to generate a combustor flame in a flame region. A method for igniting a fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine is also presented.