Behrouz C Chehroudi

US Patent:

7665985, Feb 23, 2010

Filed:

Jul 25, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/492728

Inventors:

Behrouz Chehroudi - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani - Palmdale CA, US
Andrew David Ketsdever - Alta Loma CA, US

Assignee:

ERC Incorporated - Huntsville AL

International Classification:

C10L 1/12

US Classification:

431 2, 431 4, 431 6, 431268

Abstract:

An apparatus for distributed ignition is disclosed wherein a combustion fuel and an ignition mixture are combined where the ignition mixture comprises ignition agents and fuel and where ignition agents can be nano-metallic particles in combination with single-walled carbon nano-tubes (SWCNTs). The combination of ignition mixture and combustion fuel in the presence of oxygen are exposed to light causing heating of the ignition agents and combustion of the fuel within which the ignition agents are interspersed. A system for igniting fuels using the method is also disclosed.

US Patent:

7517215, Apr 14, 2009

Filed:

Jul 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/888240

Inventors:

Behrouz Chehroudi - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani - Palmdale CA, US
Andrew David Ketsdever - Alta Loma CA, US

Assignee:

ERC Incorporated - Huntsville AL

International Classification:

F23J 7/00

US Classification:

431 4, 431 2, 431268

Abstract:

A method for distributed ignition is disclosed wherein a combustion fuel and an ignition mixture are combined where the ignition mixture comprises ignition agents and fuel and where ignition agents can be nano-metallic particles in combination with single-walled carbon nano-tubes (SWCNTs). The combination of ignition mixture and combustion fuel in the presence of oxygen are exposed to light causing heating of the ignition agents and combustion of the fuel within which the ignition agents are interspersed. A system for igniting fuels using the method is also disclosed.