After reading the article some more, and looking at the pictures,
these would burn better because the electrode is rounded, and it would
require a lot more energy for a spark to break out... soo, that being
said, they would tax the ignition system some more... nothing a good
CD system...
On 12/10/05, Jon.the.Wise <jon.the.wise@gmail.com> wrote:
> now, wouldn't this also require pistons that wouldn't melt at these
> plasma tempuratures and air/fuel ratios? I know that many auto
> manufacturers use direct injection to quench the cylinder and run 24:1
> a/f ratios, but the injection is also timed so that there's no fuel in
> the cylinder to detonate until the point of ignition anyway. Don't see
> how this would work without signifigantly re-engineering the car...
> but it's a nice thought.
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