Detonation or knocking-effect. a kind of abnormal combustion, is a highly undesirable effect in the internal combustion engine. A spark plug is frequently used in detonation detection systems. The system created by the authors of the present paper is ...
Detonation or knocking-effect. a kind of abnormal combustion, is a highly undesirable effect in the internal combustion engine. A spark plug is frequently used in detonation detection systems. The system created by the authors of the present paper is based on the effect of modulation of the breakdown voltage of the spark gap. The voltage drop between spark plug electrodes, when an electrical breakdown is initiated, depends on the local gas density. Detonation produces rapid changes in gas pressure (and. consequently, its density). A signal obtained from a spark plug carries information about the character of combustion. Possible algorithms of signal processing are discussed in the present paper.<br/>