Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel injection system (1) for supplying a combustion engine of a vehicle with fuel, in which method the fuel is conveyed at high pressure with the aid of a high-pressure pump (2), fed to a high-pressure accumulator (3), and injected into a cylinder of the combustion engine with the aid of at least one injector connected to the high-pressure accumulator (3). In order to detect any damage to the drive of the high-pressure pump (3), according to the invention a) the pressure (P) in the high-pressure accumulator (3) is measured and, on the basis of the measured values, a pressure drop (?P) in the high-pressure accumulator (3) caused by an injection into a cylinder is determined, b) a maximum pressure gradient is determined during a pressure build-up phase following the injection, c) the determined pressure drop (?P) and the determined maximum pressure gradient are put into proportion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for identifying and monitoring possible environmental contamination by pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms, e.g., viruses. The present invention further relates to a system comprising said device.

Abstract: A metering valve for a pump unit for feeding fuel from a tank to an internal combustion engine; the metering valve having: a sleeve having an axis A and provided with a first open end for receiving a thruster, a second opposite end provided with an opening for axially discharging the fuel and at least one side opening for feeding fuel; a plug-shaped piston housed slidably along the axis A inside the sleeve, the piston being provided with a closed end having an outer surface in contact with the thruster, an open opposite end and at least one side opening; a plug housed inside the discharge opening of the sleeve and provided with an axial opening; a spring arranged between the plug and the inner surface of the closed end of the sleeve.

Abstract: A pump unit for feeding fuel, in particular diesel fuel, to an internal-combustion engine; the pump unit comprising a head (2) inside which a cylinder (3) is formed along an axis; a pumping piston (4) housed inside the cylinder and comprising a head portion (24) inside the cylinder and an opposite foot portion (23) projecting outside the cylinder; wherein the piston is slidable inside the cylinder in a reciprocating manner between a first position and a second position where the foot projects from the cylinder by a greater or smaller amount respectively; and wherein the outer surface of the piston comprises a portion (16) with a surface finish so as to have less friction and a greater lubricant-retaining capacity than the remainder of the outer surface of the piston; the portion extending along the axis between the head of the piston and a first intermediate point (17) in the first position of the piston, the first intermediate point being inside the cylinder.

Abstract: A metering valve for a pump unit for feeding fuel from a tank to an internal combustion engine; the metering valve comprising: a sleeve having an axis A and provided with a first open end for receiving a thruster, a second opposite end provided with an opening for axially discharging the fuel and at least one side opening for feeding fuel; a plug-shaped piston housed slidably along the axis A inside the sleeve, the piston being provided with a closed end having an outer surface in contact with the thruster, an open opposite end and at least one side opening; a plug housed inside the discharge opening of the sleeve and provided with an axial opening; a spring arranged between the plug and the inner surface of the closed end of the sleeve.

Abstract: A pump unit for feeding fuel, in particular diesel fuel, to an internal-combustion engine; the pump unit comprising a head (2) inside which a cylinder (3) is formed along an axis; a pumping piston (4) housed inside the cylinder and comprising a head portion (24) inside the cylinder and an opposite foot portion (23) projecting outside the cylinder; wherein the piston is slidable inside the cylinder in a reciprocating manner between a first position and a second position where the foot projects from the cylinder by a greater or smaller amount respectively; and wherein the outer surface of the piston comprises a portion (16) with a surface finish so as to have less friction and a greater lubricant-retaining capacity than the remainder of the outer surface of the piston; the portion extending along the axis between the head of the piston and a first intermediate point (17) in the first position of the piston, the first intermediate point being inside the cylinder.

Abstract: A radial piston pump has a pump housing containing pump elements and whose high-pressure conduits extending in the pump housing are embodied so as to significantly increase the permissible operating pressures.

Abstract: A pump element and a piston pump for generating high fuel pressure are proposed, in which tilting of the piston base relative to a drive shaft is effectively suppressed, so that the service life of the high-pressure fuel pump is increased.

Abstract: A radial piston pump has a pump housing containing pump elements and whose high-pressure conduits extending in the pump housing are embodied so as to significantly increase the permissible operating pressures.

Abstract: A pump element (1) and a piston pump for generating high fuel pressure are proposed, in which tilting of the piston base (15) relative to a drive shaft (5) is effectively suppressed, so that the service life of the high-pressure fuel pump is increased.