INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an internal combustion engine having a device capable of obtaining a large amount of radicals generated by a simple configuration and a simple control. SOLUTION: In this internal combustion engine, a non-equilibrium plasma discharge means 50 for generating chemically active species (radicals) which increase the ignitability of an air-fuel mixture and a photocatalyst 52 which generates chemically active species (radicals) by absorbing at least a part of the light emitted by the non-equilibrium plasma discharge means 50 during the discharge are installed in a combustion chamber 13 and/or a suction passage 30 communicating with the combustion chamber 13. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT