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A process is provided for enhancing homogeneous combustion and improving ignition in rotary and reciprocating piston IC engines. Physical embodiments supporting this process have secondary chambers embedded in the cylinder periphery to initiate radical ignition (“RI”) species generatio

A process is provided for enhancing homogeneous combustion and improving ignition in rotary and reciprocating piston IC engines. Physical embodiments supporting this process have secondary chambers embedded in the cylinder periphery to initiate radical ignition (“RI”) species generation in an earlier cycle for use in the main chamber combustion of a later cycle. These communicate with the main chamber via small conduits. Coordinated with the progressions facilitated by these secondary chambers are novel control measures for regulating the quantities of RI species ultimately generated for and conveyed to the later cycle. The pre-determinable presence of RI species so supplied then alters or adds controlled variety to the dominant chain-initiation reactions of the main combustion ignition mechanism of the later cycle. This presence does so by lowering both the heat and the fuel ratios required for starting and sustaining combustion. While this presence dominates in RI mode embodiments, this presence can also assist ignition and combustion in embodiments that are instead dominated by the spark ignition (“SI”) and compression ignition (“CI”) modes. The process results in improved combustion with increased efficiencies, decreased emissions and a wider range of fuel tolerances.

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What is claimed: 1. A method for controlling combustion of a fuel within a cyclic process, the method comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior cycle of said cyclic process using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel; regulating a portion of said radical ignition

What is claimed: 1. A method for controlling combustion of a fuel within a cyclic process, the method comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior cycle of said cyclic process using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating ignition of said fuel during a later cycle than said prior cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 2. A process for controlling combustion of a fuel during a combustion cycle within a combustion chamber of an engine, the process comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior cycle of said engine using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating ignition of said fuel in said combustion chamber during a later combustion cycle than said prior combustion cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 3. A process for controlling combustion of a fuel during a combustion cycle within a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the process comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior combustion cycle of said internal combustion engine using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating ignition of said fuel in said combustion chamber during a later combustion cycle than said prior combustion cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 4. A system for an internal combustion engine, the engine having at least one combustion chamber that receives a mixture of a fuel and air for combustion and a work-power producing component that moves responsive to combustion, the engine being configured to produce successive combustion cycles, with each combustion cycle including intake, main-compression, combustion, power-expansion and exhaust phases, said system comprising: means for generating radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel during a prior combustion cycle for provision to said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species provided to said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle that occurs after said prior combustion cycle and based on operating conditions of said engine. 5. A combustion control system for an internal combustion engine, the engine having at least one combustion chamber that receives a mixture of a fuel and air for combustion and a work-power producing component that moves responsive to combustion, the engine being configured to produce successive combustion cycles, with each combustion cycle including intake, main-compression, combustion, power-expansion and exhaust phases, said combustion control system comprising: means for generating radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel during a prior combustion cycle for provision to said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species provided to said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle that occurs after said prior combustion cycle and based on operating conditions of said engine. 6. A combustion control system for an internal combustion engine, the engine having at least one combustion chamber that receives a mixture of a fuel and air for combustion and a work-power producing component that moves responsive to combustion, the engine being configured to produce successive combustion cycles, with each combustion cycle including intake, main-compression, combustion, power-expansion and exhaust phases, said combustion control system comprising: means for generating radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel during a prior combustion cycle for provision to said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species provided to said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 7. A combustion control system for an internal combustion engine, the engine having at least one combustion chamber that receives a mixture of a fuel and air for combustion and a work-power producing component that moves responsive to combustion, the engine being configured to produce successive combustion cycles, with each combustion cycle including intake, main-compression, combustion, power-expansion and exhaust phases, said combustion control system comprising: at least one secondary chamber that is in fluid communication with said combustion chamber and that during a prior combustion cycle generates radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel for provision to said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species provided to said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 8. An engine that combusts a mixture of a fuel and air and that has combustion cycles, the engine comprising: at least one combustion chamber that receives said mixture of said fuel and air for combustion thereof; means for providing said mixture of said fuel and air to said combustion chamber; a work-power producing component that moves responsive to said combustion; at least one secondary chamber that is in fluid communication with said combustion chamber and that during a prior combustion cycle generates radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel for provision to said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species provided to said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 9. A system for controlling reduction of required fuel concentrations relative to oxygen concentrations for an ignition of a mixture of a fuel and air in an internal combustion engine, the engine having at least one combustion chamber that receives a said mixture of said fuel and air for combustion and a work-power producing component that moves responsive to combustion, the engine being configured to produce successive combustion cycles, with each combustion cycle including intake, main-compression, combustion, power-expansion and exhaust phases, said combustion control system comprising: at least one secondary chamber that is in fluid communication with said combustion chamber and that during a prior combustion cycle generates radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel for provision to said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species provided to said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 10. A system for controlling reduction of heat required for an ignition of a mixture of a fuel and air in an internal combustion engine, the engine having at least one combustion chamber that receives said mixture of said fuel and air for combustion and a work-power producing component that moves responsive to combustion, the engine being configured to produce successive combustion cycles, with each combustion cycle including intake, main-compression, combustion, power-expansion and exhaust phases, said combustion control system comprising: at least one secondary chamber that is in fluid communication with said combustion chamber and that during a prior combustion cycle generates radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel for provision to said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species provided to said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 11. A process for reducing required fuel concentrations relative to oxygen concentrations to ignite a fuel during a combustion cycle within a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the process comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior combustion cycle of said internal combustion engine using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating ignition of said fuel in said combustion chamber during a later combustion cycle than said prior combustion cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 12. A method for reducing heat required to ignite a fuel within a cyclic process, the method comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior cycle of said cyclic process using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating ignition of said fuel during a later cycle than said prior cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 13. A process for reducing heat required to ignite a fuel during a combustion cycle within a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the process comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior combustion cycle of said internal combustion engine using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating ignition of said fuel in said combustion chamber during a later combustion cycle than said prior combustion cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 14. A system for controlling reduction of required fuel concentrations relative to oxygen concentrations for an ignition of a mixture of a fuel and air in an internal combustion engine, the engine having at least one combustion chamber that receives said mixture of said fuel and air for combustion and at least one work-power producing component that moves responsive to combustion, the engine being configured to produce successive combustion cycles, with each combustion cycle including intake, main-compression, combustion, power-expansion and exhaust phases, said system comprising: means for generating radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel during a prior combustion cycle for use in said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species for use in said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 15. A system for controlling reduction of heat required for an ignition of a mixture of a fuel and air in an internal combustion engine, the engine having at least one combustion chamber that receives said mixture of said fuel and air for combustion and at least one work-power producing component that moves responsive to combustion, the engine being configured to produce successive combustion cycles, with each combustion cycle including intake, main-compression, combustion, power-expansion and exhaust phases, said system comprising: means for generating radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel during a prior combustion cycle for use in said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species for use in said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 16. A method for controlling combustion of a fuel within a cyclic process, the method comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior cycle of said cyclic process using OH-radical induced OH-fuel reduction; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating ignition of said fuel during a later cycle than said prior cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 17. A method for controlling combustion of a fuel within a cyclic process, the method comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior cycle of said cyclic process using at least one OH-radical ignition species driven chemical kinetic mechanism; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating ignition of said fuel during a later cycle than said prior cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 18. A method for controlling combustion of a fuel within a cyclic process, the method comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior cycle of said cyclic process using an OH-radical species driven fuel decomposition; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating ignition of said fuel during a later cycle than said prior cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 19. An engine that combusts a fuel and air mixture and that has combustion cycles, the engine comprising: at least one combustion chamber that receives said fuel and air mixture for combustion thereof; a means for providing said fuel and air mixture to said combustion chamber; at least one work-power producing component that moves responsive to said combustion; means for generating radical ignition species using OH-radical induced OH-fuel reduction during a prior combustion cycle for use in said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species for use in said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 20. An engine that combusts a fuel and air mixture and that has combustion cycles, the engine comprising: at least one combustion chamber that receives said fuel and air mixture for combustion thereof; a means for providing said fuel and air mixture to said combustion chamber; at least one work-power producing component that moves responsive to said combustion; means for generating radical ignition species using at least one OH-radical ignition species driven chemical kinetic mechanism during a prior combustion cycle for use in said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species for use in said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 21. An engine that combusts a mixture of a fuel and air and that has combustion cycles, the engine comprising: at least one combustion chamber that receives said mixture of said fuel and air for combustion thereof; a means for providing said mixture of said fuel and air to said combustion chamber; at least one work-power producing component that moves responsive to said combustion; means for generating radical ignition species using an OH-radical species driven decomposition of said fuel during a prior combustion cycle for use in said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species for use in said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 22. An engine that combusts a mixture of a fuel and air and that has combustion cycles, the engine comprising: at least one combustion chamber that receives said mixture of said fuel and air for combustion thereof; a means for providing said mixture of said fuel and air to said combustion chamber; at least one work-power producing component that moves responsive to said combustion; means for generating radical ignition species using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel during a prior combustion cycle for use in said combustion chamber; and at least one regulator that selectively modulates said radical ignition species for use in said combustion chamber for a combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle. 23. The engine recited in claim 22, wherein said regulator controls a quantity of radical ignition species conveyed within a recycled portion of a plurality of exhaust gases to said combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle, and wherein said regulator is configured to implement at least one of the following: a. magnitude regulation of said recycled portion of said exhaust gases to said combustion chamber in order to control said quantity conveyed; b. magnitude regulation of a percentage of said quantity of radical ignition species conveyed within said recycled portion, where said magnitude regulation is accomplished via stabilizing said percentage of said quantity conveyed; c. magnitude regulation of said quantity of radical ignition species conveyed within said recycled portion, where said magnitude regulation is accomplished via controlling parameters that can reduce a share of said quantity conveyed; d. magnitude regulation of said quantity of radical ignition species conveyed within said recycled portion, where said magnitude regulation is accomplished via controlling parameters affecting said OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel in order to generate a part of said quantity conveyed; and e. magnitude regulation of said quantity of radical ignition species conveyed within said recycled portion that have been mixed with at least part of an air portion of said fuel and air mixture, where said magnitude regulation is accomplished via controlling parameters affecting said OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel in order to generate a measure of said quantities conveyed. 24. The engine recited in claim 22, wherein said regulator controls a conveyance of radical ignition species from said prior combustion cycle to said combustion chamber for use in said combustion cycle occurring after said prior combustion cycle, and wherein said regulator is configured to control at least one of the following actions: a. valve actions; b. extra valve actions; c. actions associated with intake ports; d. actions associated with exhaust ports; e. actions that affect intake manifold pressures; f. actions that affect exhaust manifold pressures; g. actions that affect intake manifold temperatures; h. actions that affect compression ratios of said engine; i. actions that affect flow patterns of intake gases; j. actions that affect flow rates of intake gases; and k. actions that affect flow rates of exhaust gases. 25. The engine recited in claim 22, wherein said regulator is associated with at least one secondary chamber in fluid communication with said combustion chamber, said secondary chamber serving as said means for generating radical ignition species for use in said combustion chamber, and wherein said regulator is at least one of the following: a. a means for distributing a control fluid into said secondary chamber such that fuel concentration therein is managed, b. a means for distributing a control fluid into said secondary chamber such that oxygen concentration therein is managed, c. a means for varying a volume of said secondary chamber such that the volume thereof is managed, d. a means for modulation of a temperature associated with said secondary chamber such that the temperature therein is managed, e. a means for modulation of a pressure associated with said secondary chamber such that the pressure therein is managed, f. a controllable catalytic surface, g. a controllable surface area catalytic surface, h. a controllable fuel reformation device, i. a controllable plasma generation device, j. a controllable light addition device, k. a controllable microwave device, l. a controllable chemical additive device, m. a controllable heat adding device, n. a controllable heat removing device, o. a means for varying a flow within a flow apparatus connecting said secondary chamber with said combustion chamber; p. a means for varying a geometry of said secondary chamber such that said geometry is managed; q. a means for varying a geometry of a flow apparatus connecting said secondary chamber with said combustion chamber such that said geometry of said flow apparatus is managed; r. a means for managing a quantity of a fuel constituent or plurality of fuel constituents entering said secondary chamber via a flow apparatus connecting said secondary chamber with said combustion chamber; s. a means for distributing at least one fuel constituent into said secondary chamber such that a concentration of said fuel constituent therein is managed; and t. a means for managing a quantity of a control fluid entering said secondary chamber via a flow apparatus connecting said secondary chamber with said combustion chamber. 26. The engine defined in claim 22, wherein said engine makes use of at least one logic for managing at least one apparatus in communication with at least one data structure appropriate to characteristics of said fuel and air mixture, wherein data stored in said data structure is related to an operation of the engine under varying engine operating conditions including load and speed conditions, and wherein at least one of the following further applies: a. at least one of said data structure includes combustion history; b. at least one of said data structure supports a combustion-history aided management sub-system; c. at least one of said logic is sensor directed; d. at least one of said logic is multi-sensor directed; e. at least one of said data structure is in contact with a microcomputer as said apparatus; f. at least one of said data structure is in contact with a computer as said apparatus; g. at least one of said data structure is in contact with a processor as said apparatus; h. at least one of said data structure facilitates direction of said regulator; i. at least one of said apparatus directs mechanically; j. at least one of said data structure facilitates mechanical direction of said regulator; k. at least one of said logic responsive to at least one exhaust emissions condition of said engine; l. at least one of said logic responsive to at least one temperature condition of said engine; and m. at least one of said logic responsive to at least one pressure condition of said engine. 27. The engine of claim 26, wherein said logic directs said engine in implementing at least one of the following homogeneous combustion radical ignition sub-processes: a. a direct fuel injection full homogeneous combustion radical ignition process, wherein said radical ignition species are dominating ignition in said combustion cycle; b. a premixed charge full homogeneous combustion radical ignition process, wherein said radical ignition species are dominating ignition in said combustion cycle; c. a combined direct fuel injection and premixed charge full homogeneous combustion radical ignition process, wherein said radical ignition species are dominating ignition in said combustion cycle; d. a radical ignition species augmented premixed charge compression ignition process, PCCI, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting premixed charge compression ignition in said combustion cycle; e. a radical ignition species augmented homogeneous charge compression ignition process, HCCI, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting homogeneous charge compression ignition in said combustion cycle; f. a radical ignition species augmented stratified charge compression ignition process, SCCI, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting stratified charge compression ignition in said combustion cycle; g. a radical ignition species augmented direct injection compression ignition process, DI CI, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting direct injection compression ignition in said combustion cycle; h. a radical ignition species augmented premixed charge spark ignition process, PCSI, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting premixed charge spark ignition in said combustion cycle; i. a radical ignition species augmented homogeneous charge spark ignition process, HCSI, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting homogeneous charge spark ignition in said combustion cycle; j. a radical ignition species augmented stratified charge spark ignition process, SCSI, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting stratified charge spark ignition in said combustion cycle; and k. a radical ignition species augmented direct injection spark ignition process, DI SI, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting direct injection spark ignition in said combustion cycle. 28. The engine of claim 27, wherein said engine is a rotary engine. 29. The engine of claim 27, wherein said engine is a 4-stroke reciprocating engine. 30. The engine of claim 27, wherein said engine is a 2-stroke reciprocating engine. 31. A process for reducing heat required for an ignition of a quantity of a fuel during a combustion cycle within a combustion chamber of an engine, the process comprising: generating radical ignition species during at least one prior combustion cycle of said engine using OH-radical induced reduction of said fuel; regulating a portion of said radical ignition species; and selectively modulating said ignition of said fuel in said combustion chamber during a later combustion cycle than said prior combustion cycle using said portion of said radical ignition species. 32. The process of claim 31, wherein said regulating of said portion of said radical ignition species is accomplished by controlling generation of said radical ignition species in at least one secondary chamber that is in fluid communication with said combustion chamber by using at least one secondary chamber radical ignition species generation regulation device, where said secondary chamber radical ignition species generation regulation device is configured for at least one of the following functions: a. managing fuel concentrations in said secondary chamber relative to oxygen concentrations and concentrations of the radical ignition species; b. managing oxygen concentrations in said secondary chamber relative to fuel concentrations and concentrations of the radical ignition species; c. managing other chemical species concentrations in said secondary chamber relative to fuel concentrations, oxygen concentrations and concentrations of the radical ignition species; d. managing temperatures maintained in said secondary chamber; e. adjusting volume of said secondary chamber; and f. serving in the role of at least one apparatus in a list of apparatuses, said list of apparatuses comprising: a catalytic surface apparatus, a variable surface area catalytic surface apparatus, a fuel reformation apparatus, a chemical additive insertion apparatus, a plasma generator apparatus, a light adding apparatus, a heat adding apparatus, a heat removing apparatus, a microwave apparatus, and a pressure changing apparatus. 33. The process of claim 31, wherein said regulating of said portion of said radical ignition species is accomplished by controlling recovery of said radical ignition species contained in a part of a plurality of exhaust gases recycled from said prior combustion cycle for use in said later combustion cycle by using at least one exhaust gas radical ignition species augmentation regulation device, where said exhaust gas radical ignition species augmentation regulation device is configured for at least one of the following functions: a. regulating size of said part of said recycled exhaust gases; b. stabilizing mass fractions of the radical ignition species within said part of said recycled exhaust gases; c. decreasing mass of the radical ignition species within said part of said recycled exhaust gases; d. increasing mass of the radical ignition species within said part of said recycled exhaust gases; and e. adding chemical species to the radical ignition species within said part of recycled exhaust gases. 34. The process of claim 31, wherein said regulating of said portion of said radical ignition species is accomplished by at least one intake gas radical ignition species generation and augmentation regulation device, wherein, during an intake event of said combustion cycle, said device makes use of both a new air charge entering said engine and of a part of said radical ignition species contained in a portion of a plurality of exhaust gases recycled from said prior combustion cycle, thus augmenting said radical ignition species entering said engine during said intake event. 35. The process of claim 31, wherein said regulating of said portion of said radical ignition species is by adjusting conveyance to said main combustion chamber of at least some part of said radical ignition species generated during said prior combustion cycle using at least one special conveyance control device capable of at least one of the following actions: a. valve actions; b. extra intake valve actions; c. extra exhaust valve actions; d. actions associated with intake ports; e. actions associated with exhaust ports; f. actions that affect intake manifold pressures; g. actions that affect exhaust manifold pressures; h. actions that affect intake manifold temperatures; i. actions that affect compression ratios of said engine; j. actions that affect flow patterns of intake gases; k. actions that affect flow rates of intake gases; and l. actions that affect flow rates of exhaust gases. 36. The process of claim 31, wherein a primary ignition measure causing said ignition is radically augmented by said portion of said radical ignition species and where said primary ignition measure causing said ignition is at least via one of the following: a. compression, b. catalytic activity, c. plasma jet, d. flame jet, e. creating a sudden internal energy increase, and f. spark. 37. The process of claim 31 used to augment ignition in at least one ignition case that follows: a. stratified charge compression ignition, SCCI; b. homogeneous charge compression ignition, HCCI; c. direct injection compression ignition, DI CI; d. stratified charge spark ignition, SCSI; e. homogeneous charge spark ignition, HCSI; and f. direct injection spark ignition, DI SI. 38. The process of claim 37, whereby, under identical operating and fuel conditions for a given of said ignition case, a temperature of a mixture of said fuel and air in said combustion chamber required for a successful of said ignition with said portion of said radical ignition species is less than a temperature of said mixture in said combustion chamber required for a successful of said ignition without said portion. 39. The process of claim 31, wherein said fuel includes a gasoline that is directly injected into said engine. 40. The process in claim 39, wherein said process is applied within a reciprocating 4-stroke engine. 41. The process in claim 39, wherein said process is applied within a rotary engine. 42. The process in claim 39, wherein said process is applied within a reciprocating 2-stroke engine. 43. The process of claim 31, the process further comprising employing at least one means to lower heat rejection from said engine. 44. The process in claim 43, wherein said process is applied within a reciprocating 4-stroke engine. 45. The process in claim 43, wherein said process is applied within a rotary engine. 46. The process in claim 43, wherein said process is applied within a reciprocating 2-stroke engine. 47. The process of claim 31, wherein said process entails at least one logic for managing at least one apparatus in communication with at least one data structure appropriate to said fuel, wherein data stored in said data structure is related to an operation of said engine under varying engine operating conditions including load and speed conditions, and wherein at least one of the following further applies: a. at least one of said data structure includes combustion history; b. at least one of said data structure includes a combustion-history aided management sub-system; c. at least one of said logic is sensor directed; d. at least one of said logic is multi-sensor directed; e. at least one of said data structure is in contact with a microcomputer as said apparatus; f. at least one of said data structure is in contact with a computer as said apparatus; g. at least one of said data structure is in contact with a processor as said apparatus; h. at least one of said apparatus directs mechanically; i. at least one of said data structure facilitates mechanical direction of said procedure; j. at least one of said logic responsive to at least one exhaust emissions condition associated with operations of said engine; k. at least one of said logic responsive to at least one temperature condition associated with operations of said engine; and l. at least one of said logic responsive to at least one pressure condition associated with operations of said engine. 48. The process of claim 47, wherein said logic directs the employment of said process within at least one of the following radical ignition species homogeneous combustion radical ignition sub-processes of said process: a. a radical ignition species premixed charge compression ignition process of said process, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting premixed charge compression ignition; b. a radical ignition species direct injection compression ignition process of said process, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting direct injection compression ignition; c. a radical ignition species premixed charge spark ignition process of said process, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting premixed charge spark ignition; d. a radical ignition species direct injection spark ignition process of said process, wherein said radical ignition species are augmenting direct injection spark ignition; e. a direct injection fuel full homogeneous combustion radical ignition process of said process, wherein said radical ignition species are dominating ignition; f. a premixed charge full homogeneous combustion radical ignition process of said process, wherein said radical ignition species are dominating ignition; and g. a combined direct injection fuel and premixed charge full homogeneous combustion radical ignition process of said process, wherein said radical ignition species are dominating ignition. 49. The process in claim 48, wherein said process is applied within a reciprocating 4-stroke engine. 50. The process in claim 48, wherein said process is applied within a rotary engine. 51. The process in claim 48, wherein said process is applied within a reciprocating 2-stroke engine.