Composite spark and liquid pilot igniter for dual fuel engine
US10690107B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02P15/02
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An igniter for a dual fuel engine includes a plurality of spray orifices formed in a nozzle and defining a plurality of spray axes. A plurality of spark electrodes are resident on the nozzle and form spark gaps offset from the spray axes, in a spark gap pattern that is at variance in at least one of a circumferential aspect or an axial aspect with the spray plume pattern.
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