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	<title>Comments on: TPS’s plasma ignition system can increase engine efficiency by 20%</title>
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		<title>By: TRX</title>
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		<dc:creator>TRX</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 03:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plasma ignition systems go back 30 years.  They came and they went because they offered no advantage ove the then-current production ignition systems.

They&#039;re describing the ignition equivalent of the &quot;100 MPG carburetor.&quot;  It&#039;s not even theoretically possible.


&gt; combustion temperaure

OEMS fight to keep peak temperature down, because air is 80% nitrogen, and at high temperatures it forms compounds generically classified as &quot;NOx&quot;, which is a regulated pollutant, and very hard to deal with.  Once closed-loop feedback became the norm for fuel systems, mixture-related emissions were largely eliminated, and any leftovers were dealt with by the catalytic convertor.  Almost all of the emission-control devices and software in a modern automobile are concerned with minimizing NOx.

This is also where the &quot;hydrogen fuel&quot; nutters lose contact with reality and start babbling about &quot;zero emissions.&quot;  Sure, if they were burning oxygen and hydrogen.  But they&#039;re burning air along with hydrogen, and hydrogen burns *hot*, aggravating the emission problem.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Plasma ignition systems go back 30 years.  They came and they went because they offered no advantage ove the then-current production ignition systems.</p>
<p>They&#8217;re describing the ignition equivalent of the &#8220;100 MPG carburetor.&#8221;  It&#8217;s not even theoretically possible.</p>
<p>&gt; combustion temperaure</p>
<p>OEMS fight to keep peak temperature down, because air is 80% nitrogen, and at high temperatures it forms compounds generically classified as &#8220;NOx&#8221;, which is a regulated pollutant, and very hard to deal with.  Once closed-loop feedback became the norm for fuel systems, mixture-related emissions were largely eliminated, and any leftovers were dealt with by the catalytic convertor.  Almost all of the emission-control devices and software in a modern automobile are concerned with minimizing NOx.</p>
<p>This is also where the &#8220;hydrogen fuel&#8221; nutters lose contact with reality and start babbling about &#8220;zero emissions.&#8221;  Sure, if they were burning oxygen and hydrogen.  But they&#8217;re burning air along with hydrogen, and hydrogen burns *hot*, aggravating the emission problem.</p>
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		<title>By: Bob Sykes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bob Sykes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I should have expected that reducing the combustion temperature would have reduced the efficiency, according to Carnot&#039;s Second Law formula.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I should have expected that reducing the combustion temperature would have reduced the efficiency, according to Carnot&#8217;s Second Law formula.</p>
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		<title>By: Wang Wei Lin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wang Wei Lin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 03:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article doesn&#039;t mention emissions specifically, but improving efficiency would likely improve emissions. It&#039;s possible to boost the efficiency of a standard gasoline engine by adjusting fuel mixture and timing while using standard spark plugs. The article is a puff piece.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The article doesn&#8217;t mention emissions specifically, but improving efficiency would likely improve emissions. It&#8217;s possible to boost the efficiency of a standard gasoline engine by adjusting fuel mixture and timing while using standard spark plugs. The article is a puff piece.</p>
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