Patent ID: 8616006
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: F02C,F02D,F02P,F23R

Abstract:
1. A combustion engine system comprising: an engine including a combustion chamber; at least one laser light source configured to generate a laser beam; a windowless ignition port, formed in a combustor wall defining the combustion chamber and adjacent to a flame region in the combustion chamber, the windowless ignition port configured to provide optimized optical access to the combustion chamber; at least one fuel nozzle operative to transmit a combustive medium into the combustion chamber; and an optical beam guidance component coupled to the at least one laser light source at a first end to provide mechanical alignment of the at least one laser light source and the windowless ignition port formed in the combustor wall, the at least one laser light source spaced from the windowless ignition port so as to allow fluid communication to create a positive pressure differential between the exterior and interior through the windowless ignition port, the optical beam guidance component configured to include optimized optic components to align the laser beam emitted from the at least one laser light source with the windowless ignition port, wherein the laser beam is operative to ignite the combustive medium in the combustion chamber.