Laser ignition

["3liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>]

What would happen if a Laser could sweep a 30 degree arc of the combustion
chamber igniting 50% of the mixture in 1 crankshaft degree (or less) at
10,000 RPM ?  Brian Savage

 

Hmmm. Assuming 8 cylinders, you want to build 50% of the TOTAL cylinder
pressure in less than 0.003 of a second,  over the span of one crank degree
when a normal engine uses 40-50 crank degrees from onset of spark to peak
pressure.  How do you spell DETONATION !!     -Elon