Ammunition and explosives – Igniting devices and systems – Laser or light initiated
Patent
1996-03-15
1998-05-26
Jordan, Charles T.
Ammunition and explosives
Igniting devices and systems
Laser or light initiated
123143B, 372 25, F02P 2304, F42C 1900
Patent
active
057569240
ABSTRACT:
Two or more laser light pulses with certain differing temporal lengths and peak pulse powers can be employed sequentially to regulate the rate and duration of laser energy delivery to fuel mixtures, thereby improving fuel ignition performance over a wide range of fuel parameters such as fuel/oxidizer ratios, fuel droplet size, number density and velocity within a fuel aerosol, and initial fuel temperatures.
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Bennett Gemma Morrison
Jordan Charles T.
Montgomery Christopher K.
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