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SEMINAR REPORT ON LASER INDUCED IGNITION OF GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Technology in Production Engineering University of Calicut. Submitted by JOHN.MOOKEN “Progress Through Education” DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING VIDYA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THALAKKOTTUKARA, THRISSUR- 680 501 2011 DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING VIDYA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THALAKKOTTUKARA, THRISSUR- 680 501 “Progress Through Education” CERTIFICATE This is to certify that this seminar report entitled “LASER INDUCED IGNITION OF GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES” has been presented by JOHN.MOOKEN in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of degree of Bachelor of Technology in Production Engineering the University of Calicut. Lect. Ramadas.T Prof. K.C.John (Seminar Co-ordinator) (Head of the Department) Place: Thrissur Date : ABSTRACT Laser ignition has become an active research topic in recent years because it has the potential to replace the conventional electric spark plugs in engines Compared to conventional spark ignition. Laser ignition allows more flexible choice of the ignition location inside the combustion chamber with the possibility to ignite even inside the fuel spray .Modern engines are required to operate under much higher compression ratios, faster compression rates, and much leaner fuel-to-air ratios than gas engines today. It is anticipated that the igniter in these engines will face with pressures as high as 50MPa and temperatures as high as 4000 K. Using the conventional ignition system, the required voltage and energy must be greatly increased (voltages in excess of 40 kV) to reliably ignite the air and fuel mixture under these conditions. Increasing the voltage and energy does not always improve ignitability but it does create greater reliability problem. Experiments with the direct injection engine have b