Abstract: A method for operating a gas engine, or a dual-fuel engine operated in a gas fuel operating mode, the gas engine having a plurality of cylinders, structured to withstand ignition and combustion of an ignitable mixture of a gaseous fuel and combustion air, includes: preparing a non-ignitable premixture of the combustion air and the gaseous fuel; conducting the non-ignitable premixture toward the cylinders; adding further gaseous fuel to the non-ignitable premixture upstream of an inlet-side gas exchange valve via a gas valve assigned to a respective cylinder, so as to convert the non-ignitable premixture into the ignitable mixture; conducting, via the combustion air line, the ignitable mixture toward the cylinders; and providing the ignitable mixture to the respective cylinders.

Abstract: A method of monitoring check valves (6) arranged in gas feed lines (5) of a gas engine includes determining a temperature (S1) according to which a signal transmitter is activated (S3) when a detected temperature in a gas feed line (5) lies outside of a first designated target range; and transmitting (S3) a signal which carries information indicating the gas feed line (5) in which the temperature lying outside of the first target range was detected and/or the cylinder (10) with which the gas feed line (5) is associated.

Abstract: An apparatus is described for the controlled release of a flow cross section of a gas line which is connected to a combustion chamber of a gas engine. The apparatus has a check valve and a flexible device. The flexible device is provided for absorbing a force occurring as a result of a thermal expansion of the check valve.

Abstract: A method of monitoring check valves (6) arranged in gas feed lines (5) of a gas engine includes determining a temperature (S1) according to which a signal transmitter is activated (S3) when a detected temperature in a gas feed line (5) lies outside of a first designated target range; and transmitting (S3) a signal which carries information indicating the gas feed line (5) in which the temperature lying outside of the first target range was detected and/or the cylinder (10) with which the gas feed line (5) is associated.