Abstract: An ultrasonic gas flowmeter includes a measuring pipe with flowing gas, transmitting and receiving sound transducers, transmission and reception electronics, and evaluation electronics. The sound transducers (7, 8, 9, 10) are designed as capacitive electro-acoustic ultrasonic transducers to construct a flowmeter with improved capacity, especially in view of temperature stability and the reduction and consideration of a temperature profile. Devices (5, 6) are provided to level the gas temperature profile and to minimize the influence of the temperature profile on the flow measurement. A more accurate and dependable detection of the volume flow or the mass flow of gases is to be achieved, especially in highly dynamic flows, for the method of determining the flow of gases whereby the mean flow velocity is determined and the flowing gas quantity is determined with highly synchronized resolution from the two transit times of two acoustic signals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a modular internal combustion engine (1) comprising an engine housing (17, 117) with a crankshaft drive (40) having at least one reciprocating piston (4) in a cylinder (2), which acts on a crankshaft (6) by means of a connecting rod (5), and a variable-speed gear box (10) connected to the crankshaft (6) via a disengaging clutch (8), and a gearbox output train (12) which connects to at least one drive shaft (15) of a vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for carrying out an internal exhaust gas recirculation to the combustion chamber of a Diesel internal combustion engine according to which the inlet valve is briefly opened during the exhaust cycle. According to the invention, the start (Hv1) of the inlet valve approach stroke (HEv) lies in the range of 180° to 210° crank angle (KW) after the upper dead center (OTZ) of ignition, thereby improving emission performance in the low speed range and in the medium and high speed range.

Abstract: In a test bench design consisting at least of an internal combustion engine (1) having its own sensor technology, actuator technology and control devices, a dynamometric brake (2), and a test bench computer (5) controlling the internal combustion engine (1) and the dynamometric brake (2), whereby the computer (5) calculates the control variables for the internal combustion engine (1) and the dynamometric brake (2) based on set point defaults, the object to operate the internal combustion engine (1) with the assistance of the dynamometric brake (2) in the same way as the engine would be operated by the user in a selected vehicle and with the driving profile to be set by the user is achieved by conducting a predefined measurement prior to the actual measurement, which cannot be performed precisely by the user himself, and based on the measurement, parameters of a calculation specification (9) of set point defaults of the control variables are to be determined under consideration of the characteristics of the te

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supplying an internal combustion engine with conditioned combustion gas, involving the supply of humidity and/or temperature-conditioned combustion gas. The aim of this method is to largely enable the combustion air to be reliably and constantly conditioned even in dynamic operating conditions. To this end, an essentially constant and fully conditioned quantity of combustion gas is provided at each instant, the quantity corresponding to at least the maximum quantity required by the respective internal combustion engine. The invention also relates to a method for determining the quantities of pollutants in the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine by diluting the exhaust gases using a diluent gas of a known composition.

Abstract: A method of regulating or controlling a cyclically operating internal combustion engine using a computation model by which the cycle or portions of the cycle of the internal combustion engine is, or are, divided into individual parts and the operating condition within each cycle part is determined using measured values, stored and/or applied data in order to obtain actuating variables for operating the internal combustion engine. The time limits of the cycle parts are at least partially calculated as a function of at least one variable engine operating parameter. The operating status of an internal combustion engine can thus be determined readily and quickly while still with sufficient accuracy so as to obtain actuating variables suited for regulating or controlling the internal combustion engine using electronic control units available for series operation.

Abstract: An optical sensor or emitter (1) used for monitoring combustion processes in a combustion chamber is provided with an optical element (2) on a side facing the combustion chamber and an optical fiber or fiber bundle (3) on a side opposite the combustion chamber, the optical element and optical fiber/fiber bundle being jointly held in a metal sleeve (4). An annular gap filled with solder material (5) is provided between the optical element (2) and the inside of the metal sleeve (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the non-volatile component of aerosol particles in a gas sample, especially in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, where the aerosol particles are deposited on an oscillating sensor (2) of at least one crystal microbalance (3), and the change in at least one oscillation parameter of the oscillating sensor is employed as measurement variable. According to the invention the oscillating sensor (2) of at least one crystal microbalance (3) is maintained at a temperature of more than 200° C. during deposition of the aerosol particles, and preferably between 250° C. and 350° C.

Abstract: In a method for the analysis and evaluation of measured values of an open test system, a test piece is monitored during a test run by at least one signal channel which sends a signal to an evaluation unit for further processing whereby at least one plausibility node is coupled with at least one signal channel. In order to allow a statement to be made about the value of plausibility nodes and their results in relation to a specific measuring task, an evaluated plausibility is ascertained for at least one of the measured values from the type and number of plausibility nodes as well as their possible, variable interconnection.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating an internal combustion engine having at least one mode of operation in which combustion substantially relies on autoignition of a compression ignitable homogeneous fuel/air mixture, more specifically of a gasoline/air mixture, the temperature in the combustion chamber being controlled by exhaust gas recirculation. To increase the charge temperature in the combustion chamber in the simplest possible manner, there is provided that the residual gases be recirculated through at least one catalyst disposed in the exhaust duct in proximity to the engine.

Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine (1) with at least one cylinder (2) with a reciprocating piston (4) coupled to a connecting rod (5) for rotating a crankshaft (6), with an engageable gear (8) that is comprised of a first gear shaft (12) that is driven by the crankshaft (6) through a belt-type stepless transmission (7) and of a second gear shaft (15) that is coupled to an intermediate shaft (18) for rotating a drive shaft (9), and with a balancer shaft (20) driven by the crankshaft (6), said crankshaft (6), first gear shaft (12), second gear shaft (15), intermediate shaft (18) and balancer shaft (20) being disposed in one common, multi-piece housing (24).

Abstract: A cylinder head for a liquid-cooled multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, with a cooling chamber configuration adjacent to a fire deck, which is partitioned by an intermediary deck essentially parallel to the fire deck into a lower cooling chamber in the direction of the cylinder axis, where lower and upper cooling chambers are flow-connected by at least one main transfer opening for each cylinder in the area of the side wall of the cylinder head and by at least one auxiliary transfer opening in the region of a preferably central opening for the insertion of a fuel injection device. At least one auxiliary transfer opening is configured as a recess in the insertion opening, and at least one first auxiliary transfer opening is located in at least one of the areas between intake passage and insertion opening and/or exhaust passage and insertion opening.

Abstract: A method for the operation of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with intake and exhaust valves and at least one braking valve for each cylinder, the braking valves being connected to a common pressure vessel (braking rail), wherein during the start-up phase of the internal combustion engine a first group of cylinders is cut off from the fuel supply such that the cylinders of this first group operate as compressors which charge the pressure vessel via their braking valves with compressed air, and the cylinders of a second group of cylinders which are supplied with fuel are charged with compressed air from the pressure vessel via their braking valves, such that the compression pressure and compression temperature in the cylinders of the second group is raised during the start-up phase.

Abstract: A cylinder head for a multi-cylinder liquid-cooled internal combustion engine having a cooling chamber configuration adjacent to a fire deck which is divided by an intermediate deck essentially parallel to the fire deck into a lower cooling chamber next to the fire deck and an upper cooling chamber adjoining the lower one in the direction of the cylinder axis, the lower and upper cooling chamber communicating with each other via at least one first transfer opening, where at least one first transfer opening is provided in the area of an opening receiving a preferably centrally disposed fuel injection device, where at least one coolant inlet per cylinder (A,B,C), which is preferably located in the fire deck, opens into the lower cooling chamber, at least one coolant outlet departs from the upper cooling chamber, where a lower cooling chamber is associated with each cylinder (A,B,C), the lower cooling chambers of at least two adjacent cylinders (A,B,C) are essentially separated from each other by a partitioning

Abstract: The invention relates to a two-stroke internal combustion engine with longitudinal scavenging, with at least one piston reciprocating in a cylinder, with at least one exhaust valve disposed in the cylinder head floor and with at least one intake slot per cylinder which can be passed by a control edge of the piston, with at least one exhaust gas recirculation conduit for the recirculation of exhaust gas into the combustion chamber and at least one exhaust gas recirculation valve for controlling the recirculated exhaust gas quantity. In order to enable exhaust gas recirculation in the simplest possible way, it is provided that the exhaust gas recirculation conduit starts out directly from the combustion chamber and the exhaust gas recirculation valve is arranged as a stroke valve which is disposed in the region of the entrance of the exhaust gas recirculation conduit into the cylinder head floor.

Abstract: An intake manifolding for an internal combustion engine in which the swirl of at least one intake charge flowing into a combustion chamber through at least one intake port opening is variable, the intake port opening being controlled by an intake valve and at least one intake valve comprising at least two intake flow paths formed by intake passages that are completely independent of one another, said flow paths rejoining in the region of the valve chamber, at least one of the intake passages being configured as a primary passage and at least one intake passage as a secondary passage, the flow through the secondary passage being variable by means of a control facility and the secondary passage being configured as a neutral or tangential passage, the primary passage being configured as a tangential passage defining a flow stalling edge at the intersection between a first entrance cross-section and the intake port opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cylinder head (1) for an internal combustion engine with at least one inlet channel (3), which generates a swirling flow (S) in the combustion chamber (2), preferably curved in the direction of the swirling flow (S) with an external wall region (3a) and an internal wall region (3b) relative to the swirling flow (S). A valve seat ring (4) is arranged in the region of the opening (9) of the inlet channel (3) into the combustion chamber (2). According to the invention, a strong swirling flow (S) without significant reduction of the flow cross-section of the inlet channel (3) may be achieved whilst keeping the mechanical loading on the cylinder head to a minimum, whereby the external wall region (3a), in the region of the valve seat ring (4), is at least partly formed by a projection (11) of the cylinder head (1) within an internal surface (4a) of the valve seat ring (4), whereby the internal surface (4a) of the valve seat ring (4) extends beyond said projection (11).

Abstract: Internal combustion engine with a flat plate that is disposed, adjacent a combustion chamber, between a cylinder head and a cylinder, said plate having at least two ports for at least one intake valve and/or one exhaust valve and/or at least one injector device or the like, and being disposed adjacent a flat cylinder head bottom. At least one relief slot is formed in the plate at least between two ports.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes at least two intake valves per cylinder, and at least two intake ports leading to the intake valves, a first intake port preferably being configured as unthrottled tangential passage and the flow through a second intake port being controlled by means of a first throttle element (11) actuated in dependence of at least one engine parameter, and at least one fuel injector per cylinder injecting fuel into at least two intake ports, wherein in the closed position of the first throttle element at least one leakage aperture will permit a defined minimum flow through the second intake port.

Abstract: A shutter for closing openings with pivotal shutter elements, the rotational axes of which are arranged parallel to each other. Better sealing is achieved in that the shutter elements consist of at least two wings that are solidly joined together and arranged almost parallel to each other. The wings of the shutter elements are oriented substantially parallel to an imaginary plane of the opening, thus closing it on both sides, in a first position and substantially normal to the plane of the opening, thus clearing said opening, in a second position.