Abstract: A laser spark plug, in particular for an internal combustion engine, having an arrangement or structure for coupling, especially focusing, laser radiation in or on an ignition point, including an arrangement or structure for influencing a fluid flow disposed in an end region of the laser spark plug on the side of the combustion chamber, which constitute an essentially sleeve-shaped extension of the laser spark plug in the direction of the combustion chamber, in which the arrangement or structure for influencing the fluid flow is configured to influence the fluid flow in the region of the ignition point.

Abstract: A method for operating a stationary power generating plant, comprising a gas engine with at least one pre-chamber and at least one main combustion chamber, wherein the stationary power generating plant is fed a gas stream—in particular a substantially continuous gas stream—which comprises a hardly inflammable gas, wherein the gas stream is divided in the stationary power generating plant into a main stream and a partial stream, wherein the main stream is fed to the at least one main combustion chamber and wherein the partial stream is treated to increase its inflammability and is fed to the at least one pre-chamber of the gas engine, and also a stationary power generating plant with a gas engine.

Abstract: A laser ignition plug, comprising a pumped light source and a longitudinally pumped laser resonator, which are each arranged in the housing of the laser ignition plug, characterized by a cooling air inlet, a cooling air outlet and a cooling region connecting the cooling air inlet with the cooling air outlet, wherein the cooling region is surrounding the pumped light source at least in certain sectors.

Abstract: A laser spark plug includes a laser light-producing device and a spark plug housing at the end of which facing the combustion chamber an injection lens for injecting laser light into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is arranged. The spark plug housing includes a fastening zone for fastening the laser spark plug in a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine. A projection on the end of the spark plug housing facing the combustion chamber houses the injection lens. The outer diameter (D1) of the projection is smaller in the area of the injection lens than the outer diameter (D2) of the spark plug housing in the fastening zone.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cooling compressed charge air of a turbocharged internal combustion engine, wherein starting from a compression temperature the compressed charge air is cooled in a first cooling device to a first lowered temperature and in a subsequent second cooling device is cooled to a second lowered temperature which is lower than the first lowered temperature, wherein after the second cooling device the compressed charge air is cooled in a third cooling device to a third lowered temperature which is lower than the second lowered temperature, wherein the cooling or the compressed charge air in the third cooling device is effected only intermittently during operation of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating at least one precombustion chamber-fired internal combustion engine, in particular a stationary gas Otto cycle engine, having a pilot chamber and a main combustion chamber associated with the precombustion chamber, wherein a gas mixture is fed to the precombustion chamber as flushing gas, wherein a synthesis gas generated in a fuel reformer and a fuel from a fuel source are fed to the flushing gas and wherein a fuel and at least one further substance stream are fed to the fuel reformer for the reforming process, wherein at least one operating parameter of the at least one internal combustion engine is monitored, wherein in accordance with a change in the at least one operating parameter the chemical composition of the flushing gas is modified by changing the mass stream of the at least one further substance stream.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine, in particular a stationary gas engine, includes a combustion chamber to which a propellant can be fed from a first propellant source via a combustion chamber pipe, and a pre-combustion chamber to which a flushing gas can be fed via a flushing gas pipe. A flushing gas mixer , in which a propellant to be fed via a propellant pipe from the first propellant source or from a second propellant source, and a synthesis gas to be fed via a synthesis gas pipe, can be mixed is provided. A mixer outlet opens into the flushing gas pipe, and the synthesis gas can be generated by a reformer to which a fuel can be fed from a fuel source via a reformer feed pipe. The reformer outlet of the reformer opens into the synthesis gas pipe, and a cooling device for cooling the synthesis gas is provided.

Abstract: A method for producing a cationic liposomal preparation comprising a lipophilic active compound with physical and chemical stability during manufacturing, storing and reconstituting, and further a cationic liposomal preparation obtainable by this method as well as specific cationic liposomal preparations as well as pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for operating a stationary power generating plant, comprising a gas engine with at least one pre-chamber and at least one main combustion chamber, wherein the stationary power generating plant is fed a gas stream—in particular a substantially continuous gas stream—which comprises a hardly inflammable gas, wherein the gas stream is divided in the stationary power generating plant into a main stream and a partial stream, wherein the main stream is fed to the at least one main combustion chamber and wherein the partial stream is treated to increase its inflammability and is fed to the at least one pre-chamber of the gas engine, and also a stationary power generating plant with a gas engine.

Abstract: A method of operating an internal combustion engine-reformer installation having an internal combustion engine and a reformer, includes predetermining at least one parameter of the internal combustion engine, calculating a desired amount of fuel for the reformer on the basis of the at least one parameter, feeding the desired amount of fuel to the reformer, reforming fuel to give a synthesis gas in the reformer, and feeding the synthesis gas to the internal combustion engine. A synthesis gas pressure of the synthesis gas downstream of the reformer is measured, and the synthesis gas pressure is taken into consideration when calculating the desired amount of fuel.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine reformer installation comprising an internal combustion engine, a mixing device having a first feed conduit for a first substance flow and a second feed conduit for a second substance flow, wherein a mixture can be produced from the first and second substance flows in the mixing device, a reformer for reforming the mixture to afford a synthesis gas, a mixture conduit connected to the mixing device and the reformer, and a synthesis gas feed conduit connected to the reformer and the internal combustion engine, wherein arranged in the synthesis gas feed conduit are a first heat exchanger in heat-coupling relationship with the first feed conduit and a second heat exchanger in heat-coupling relationship with the second feed conduit.

Abstract: A laser spark plug for an internal combustion engine, in particular for a gas engine, comprising a laser crystal integrated into the laser spark plug and a combustion chamber optical means, wherein laser light pulses issuing from the laser crystal can be coupled by way of the combustion chamber optical means into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, an optical laser light sensor being integrated into the laser spark plug, wherein the combustion chamber optical means is provided with a reflection surface which faces towards the laser light sensor—and is preferably curved—and is provided with a reflective mirroring, wherein at least a part of a laser light reflected at the reflection surface during the duration of a laser light pulse can be detected by the laser light sensor.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes one main combustion chamber for the combustion of a first combustion mixture, one pre-combustion chamber for each respective main combustion chamber for the combustion of a second combustion mixture, a first fuel gas mixer for providing the first combustion mixture, a second fuel gas mixer for providing the second combustion mixture, an air feed line and a synthesis gas feed line, a first mixture line connected to the first fuel gas mixer and the main combustion chamber, and a second mixture line connected to the second fuel gas mixer and the pre-combustion chamber. The first fuel gas mixer is connected to the synthesis gas feed line for the admixing of synthesis gas, and an open or closed loop control device is provided for open or closed loop controlling mixing ratios of fuel, air and synthesis gas in the first combustion mixture and/or second combustion mixture.

Abstract: An apparatus for coupling laser light into a combustion chamber of a combustion engine includes a combustion chamber window and a structural element, wherein the combustion chamber window is releasably fixable to the structural element, wherein there is provided an optical window which is arranged at the structural element and is at least region-wise covered by the combustion chamber window.

Abstract: A pre-chamber system for an internal combustion engine, in particular for a gas engine, comprising a pre-chamber volume in which an ignitable fuel-air mixture can be fired—in particular by an ignition device which can be arranged at the pre-chamber system—, wherein the pre-chamber system is provided with a flow transfer passage by which the pre-chamber volume can be connected to a main combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, wherein the pre-chamber volume includes an ignition region and a flow transfer region which is at least portion-wise delimited from the ignition region by an intermediate wall, wherein the fuel-air mixture can be fired in the ignition region and the flow transfer passage opens into the flow transfer region and there is provided an air feed passage, wherein—preferably compressed—air can be fed to the flow transfer region by way of the air feed passage.

Abstract: A method for producing a cationic liposomal preparation comprising a lipophilic active compound with physical and chemical stability during manufacturing, storing and reconstituting, and further a cationic liposomal preparation obtainable by this method as well as specific cationic liposomal preparations as well as pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed.

Abstract: An exhaust-gas cleaning device for an internal combustion engine has a catalytic converter arrangement. The catalytic converter arrangement includes, along the flow direction, a plurality of catalytically active regions which are, in particular, independent of one another. A heat dissipation device includes a heat absorbing device and one heat sink. The heat absorbing device is provided between at least two catalytically active regions. The heat absorbing device is connected to the heat sink. The exhaust-gas cleaning device includes a plurality of catalytic converter arrangements, an, in particular tubular, inner housing with a housing cover, and an outer housing which encloses the inner housing. The inner housing has a longitudinal axis, and the catalytic converter arrangements are arranged separately from one another on the housing cover of the inner housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement including an internal combustion engine ignition device having a spark plug and a spark plug seat (in which the spark plug can be fastened in a fastening zone), and a cylinder head in which the spark plug is or can be mounted via the spark plug seat. The cylinder head has a cylinder head cooling cavity. The spark plug seat includes a temperature control medium chamber which is separate from the cylinder head cooling cavity and has a cooling medium feed line and a cooling medium discharge line. The temperature control medium chamber and the cylinder head cooling cavity are connected to separate medium temperature control devices and form separate medium systems.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laser spark plug, comprising a laser light-producing device (2) and a spark plug housing (1) at the end of which facing the combustion chamber an injection lens (10) for injecting laser light into the combustion chamber (30) of an internal combustion engine is arranged, the spark plug housing (1) comprising a fastening zone (7) for fastening the laser spark plug in a cylinder head (17) of the internal combustion engine. A projection (31) on the end of the spark plug housing (1) facing the combustion chamber houses the injection lens (10), the outer diameter (D1) of the projection (31) being smaller in the area of the injection lens (10) than the outer diameter (D2) of the spark plug housing (1) in the fastening zone (7).

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement comprising an internal combustion engine ignition device having a spark plug and a spark plug seat in which the spark plug can be fastened in a fastening zone, and a cylinder head in which the spark plug is or can be mounted via the spark plug seat, the cylinder head having a cylinder head cooling cavity. The spark plug seat comprises a temperature control medium chamber which is separate from the cylinder head cooling cavity and has a medium feed line and a medium discharge line, the temperature control medium chamber and the cylinder head cooling cavity being connected to separate medium temperature control devices and forming separate medium systems.