Abstract: An embodiment includes a power production system having a compressor system compressing a fluid. The system further includes a combustor system combusting compressed fluid and a fuel. The system additionally includes a turbine system configured produce power and an exhaust stream and a first exhaust processing system fluidly coupled to the turbine system and configured to receive the exhaust stream. The system also includes a first bleed system fluidly coupled to a first location in the compressor system, to a second location downstream of the compressor system and upstream of the first exhaust processing system, to a third location in the first exhaust processing system, to a fourth location downstream of the first exhaust processing system, or a combination thereof, and configured to redirect a first compressor extraction from the first location to the second location, to the third location, to the fourth location, or to the combination thereof.

Abstract: Methods and systems of power generation that integrate SCO2 Brayton and Rankin steam power cycles with fossil fuel combustion, One such method involves combusting a fuel material with an oxidizer material in a combustor to produce heat and a combustion exhaust. At least a portion of the combustion exhaust and a first portion of heat produced by the combustion processing are fed to a SCO2 Brayton power cycle to produce power and a second exhaust. At least a portion of the second exhaust and a second portion of heat produced by the combustion processing are feed to a steam Rankine power cycle to produce additional power and a third exhaust.

Abstract: A fluid diverter including a cylindrical body and an extension arm is provided. The cylindrical body defines a first fluid passage extending from a first axial end of the cylindrical body and a second fluid passage circumferentially offset from the first fluid passage and extending from a second axial end of the cylindrical body. A seepage orifice is defined in the cylindrical body providing a fluid communication path between the first axial end and the second axial end. The extension arm extends from the cylindrical body and includes a locating receptacle dimensioned to receive a fixing element to rotationally and axially fix the fluid diverter.

Abstract: A valvetrain for an engine includes a pair of valves that are disposed in a spaced apart relation to one another, and in which each of the valves has an elongated valve stem. The valvetrain further includes a valve bridge that is coupled to the pair of valves. The valve bridge is configured to define a pair of receptacles to at least partly receive the pair of valve stems therein. The valve bridge further defines a central recess that is located midway between the pair of receptacles and disposed in a co-planar relationship with the pair of receptacles.

Abstract: Roller forming portions of the VCT phaser to join the sprocket housing of the phaser to the end plates provides a reduction in oil leakage from the phaser as well as less distortion of the end plates of the phaser. Furthermore, by roller forming the sprocket housing of the VCT phaser to secure the end plates to the sprocket housing, the total number of parts needed is reduced, and the total number of holes needed to be drilled is reduced, reducing the overall cost of the phaser.

Abstract: A camshaft assembly for an internal combustion engine is provided. The camshaft assembly includes a first gear; a second gear; a hydraulically driven phasing assembly configured for varying the relative phasing of the second gear with respect to the first gear; and an idler shaft supporting the first gear. A method of constructing a camshaft assembly for an internal combustion engine is also provided. The method includes fixing a first gear and a second gear together via a hydraulically driven phasing assembly configured for varying the relative phasing of the second gear with respect to the first gear; and providing the first gear on an idler shaft.

Abstract: A method of filling and/or draining a replaceable fluid container for a vehicle or engine, wherein the replaceable fluid container comprises a fluid reservoir and a container port, wherein the replaceable fluid container is configured to be docked with a dock associated with the vehicle or engine when the container port is positioned on and coupled to a port of the dock to place the fluid reservoir in fluidic communication with a fluid circulation system associated with the vehicle or engine, the method comprising positioning the container port on a filling and/or draining element of a filling and/or draining system of a replaceable fluid container management facility, so coupling the container port to the filling and/or draining element, to place the fluid reservoir in fluidic communication with the filling and/or draining system; and filling and/or draining the fluid reservoir through the port, and related filling and/or draining system for a replaceable fluid container management facility.

Abstract: An exhaust gas scavenging apparatus includes a series of chambers designed to actively lower the exhaust gas back pressure of an internal combustion engine. The device uses the waste energy from the exhaust system in the form of both the Venturi principle and the amplification of a pulse wave effect. The scavenging system uses a series of in-line tubes or a single tube with perforations, passing through multiple sealed chambers using the Venturi effect to lower the pressure in each chamber.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification filter has a honeycomb structure body and upstream side plug members. Cell holes are composed of inlet cell holes and outlet cell holes. In a central area and an outer peripheral area, a gas flow channel cross sectional area Sc1 of the outlet cell holes is larger than a gas flow channel cross sectional area So1 of the inlet cell holes, where Sc1<So1. A first ratio Rc is smaller than a second ratio Ro. The first ratio Rc is a ratio of Sc1 and Sc2. The second ratio Ro is a ratio of So1 to So2. In a first direction X and a second direction Y, the inlet cell holes and the outlet cell holes are alternately arranged, and the cell walls in the central area are larger in thickness than the cell walls in the outer peripheral area.

Abstract: An embodiment of an exhaust gas purification device 50 has a function of removing soot adhered to an NOx catalyst 75 arranged inside a cylindrical casing part 74 by injecting pressurized air. The device includes a plurality of air injection nozzles 82 arranged on a side wall of the casing part 74 on an upstream side of the NOx catalyst 75, which are each configured to generate an impulse wave by injecting pressurized air into the casing part 74, wherein the air injection nozzles 82 successively inject one by one an equal flow quantity of pressurized air, for a period t1, at predetermined time intervals.

Abstract: An exhaust system may include first purification device disposed at a rear end portion of exhaust manifold and including Lean NOx Trap (LNT); second purification device disposed at rear end portion of the first purification device and including a diesel particulate filter (DPF); and a third purification device disposed at a rear end portion of the second purification device and including a selective catalytic reduction (SCR), wherein the DPF of the second purification device includes at least one inflow channel, at least one outflow channel, at least one wall disposed between the inflow channel and the outflow channel and extended in a longitudinal direction, and a support disposed inside of at least one of the inflow channel and the outflow channel, and at least one catalyst is coated on one of the inner wall of the inflow channel, the inner wall of the outflow channel, and the support.

Abstract: An engine has an injector communicating with a combustion chamber to introduce a plurality of dosing shots to mix with exhaust gases and regenerate an aftertreatment device downstream of the combustion chamber. An apportionment strategy can apportion a per cylinder quantity, representing the quantity of dosing fuel to introduce per cylinder per combustion cycle, among a predefined number of dosing shots each having a first per shot quantity. The strategy compares the predefined number of dosing shots with a temporal dosing window to determine if predefined number of dosing shots can be conducted within the temporal dosing window. If so, the strategy proceeds to introduce the predefined number of dosing shots and if not, the strategy may recalculate a reduced number of dosing shots and reapportions a second per shot quantity.

Abstract: A particle filter for treating exhaust gases includes an SCR catalyst that, when in the presence of a reductant such as ammonia, promotes selective catalytic reduction of NOx; an active oxidation catalyst that promotes oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide; and an oxygen storage catalyst that alternately stores and releases oxygen, enhances soot oxidation, and stores NOx at temperatures below optimal SCR functioning. The particle filter may be included in a system having an oxidation catalytic device (OCD) upstream of the particle filter, and optionally includes one or more SCR converters upstream and/or downstream of the particle filter, and/or an ammonia slip catalyst downstream of the particle filter. The system may further be adapted for operation under a high frequency injection fuel control with an OCD having substantial NOx storage material content, or an NSC for improving the efficiency tradeoffs between soot oxidation during filter regeneration and NOx reduction.

Abstract: A reactant introduction device, for introducing reactant into an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine, includes a reactant introduction housing (16) with a reactant introduction space (20) surrounded by a housing wall (18). The housing wall (18) includes an incoming flow wall area (30) positioned upstream in relation to an exhaust gas flow direction (A), an outgoing flow wall area (32) positioned downstream, in relation to the exhaust gas flow direction (A) and two side wall areas (34, 36) between the incoming flow wall area (30) and the outgoing flow wall area (32). At least one flow-through opening (72, 74, 76) is provided in at least one side wall area (34, 36) or/and in the outgoing flow wall area (32). A reactant injection device (28) injects reactant into the reactant introduction space (20) in a reactant introduction direction (E) onto a heatable reactant release element (48).

Abstract: Provided is a urea solution pump module including: a flange portion coupled to cover an opened mounting hole of a urea solution tank; a pump disposed near an upper surface of the flange portion; a filter formed to surround the pump, disposed to be spaced apart from the pump, and coupled to the flange portion; an internal heater disposed between the pump and the filter and coupled to the flange portion; and a first fin having one side connected to the internal heater and the other side disposed near the pump. If the urea solution received in the urea solution tank is frozen, the pump and the urea solution frozen around the pump may be quickly and efficiently thawed.

Abstract: An exhaust pipe of an engine includes a crank-shaped pipe portion having a first bend and a second bend which guide exhaust gas to a mixer, and a straight pipe portion which is continuous with the second bend. The mixer is arranged in the straight pipe portion. An injector is attached to a portion of the second bend which faces the mixer. The injector has an injection axis which extends in a longitudinal direction of the straight pipe portion so as to point toward the mixer. A guide which guides a part of the exhaust gas from the first bend toward the injector is provided inside the crank-shaped pipe portion.

Abstract: A thermoelectric generator for a motor vehicle may include a plurality of first stacking disks and a plurality of second stacking disks. The plurality of first stacking disks and the plurality of second stacking disks may be alternately stacked in a stacking direction and may each be shell shaped. The alternately stacked plurality of first stacking disks and second stacking disks may form a plurality of stacking disk pairs. The plurality of stacking disk pairs may each include a first stacking disk and a second stacking disk adjacent to the first stacking disk in the stacking direction. The first stacking disk and the second stacking disk may define a gas path. At least one intermediate space may be defined between adjacent stacking disk pairs. At least one tubular body may be disposed within the at least one intermediate space and may define at least one coolant path.

Abstract: An exhaust device for a saddle-type vehicle having a pipe section with respect to a vehicle body and housing a catalyzer therein, and a muffler connected to a rear end of the pipe section includes an upstream oxygen sensor disposed on the pipe section and positioned upstream of the catalyzer and a downstream oxygen sensor disposed on the pipe section and positioned downstream of the catalyzer. The pipe section includes a larger-diameter portion having an increased diameter for housing the catalyzer therein. The downstream oxygen sensor is disposed in the larger-diameter portion. The upstream oxygen sensor and the downstream oxygen sensor are positioned upwardly of a central line of the larger-diameter portion with respect to the vehicle body as viewed in side elevation of the vehicle body.

Abstract: A valve body for a gas exchange valve of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine can be brought to lie against a valve seat of the gas exchange valve for closing the gas exchange valve and can be removed from the valve seat to open the gas exchange valve. The valve body is formed in multiple parts and has a first valve disc part interacting with the valve seat and a second valve disc part that is connected to the first valve disc part in a fixed manner and faces a combustion chamber of the cylinder. Between the first valve disc part and the second valve disc part a hollow space serving at least for the cooling of the second valve disc part is formed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cooling system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a flow channel switching valve for switching between a plurality of cooling water channels at least including a heater line for air heating, a block line for cooling an engine block, and a transmission line for an oil warmer of a transmission so as to sequentially open at least one of the plurality of cooling water channels in accordance with a warm-up state of the internal combustion engine; and a control device for controlling opening and closing of the flow channel switching valve so as to restrict a cooling water distribution rate of the heater line. The cooling system allows acceleration of cooling water temperature recovery from a temporary drop.

Abstract: An engine shield that includes: a first side wall; a second side wall; a series of blinds extending between the first side wall and second side wall; a control thermostat on one side wall; and a means move the series of blinds between an open position and a closed position. The engine shield may also include a cover for the first side wall and a cover for the second side wall. Preferably, the engine shield also includes mounting clips, where the mounting clips enable the placement of the engine shield on the inside of a vehicle grill.

Abstract: A control device is a device for controlling a control angle of a valve which has a minimum value in a change in opening area in accordance with the control angle, and includes a control angle instruction acquisition unit configured to acquire a control angle instruction of the valve, an expansion instruction acquisition unit configured to acquire an expansion instruction indicating whether to expand the opening area, a control angle information acquisition unit configured to acquire control angle information indicating a control angle of the valve, a control angle calculation unit configured to calculate a control angle of the valve on the basis of the control angle instruction acquired by the control angle instruction acquisition unit, the expansion instruction acquired by the expansion instruction acquisition unit, and the control angle information acquired by the control angle information acquisition unit, and a drive control unit configured to output drive information of the valve based on a control angl

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (10), including a cylinder (15) with a cylinder wall (12) defining a combustion chamber (32), a piston (13) reciprocally disposed within the combustion chamber (32) a crankcase (16) including a crankshaft (11) rotatably disposed therein, the piston (13) being connected to the crankshaft (11) by a connecting rod (17), a first scavenger duct (3) extending between the combustion chamber (32) and the crankcase (16), the first scavenger duct (3) including a top port (31a) and a bottom port (31b), a fuel and air inlet channel (22) in fluid communication with the crankcase (16) by way of a piston ported fuel and air inlet port (23) so that the fuel and air inlet channel (22) delivers a fuel and air mixture to the crankcase (16), and an airhead channel (6) in fluid communication with the first scavenger duct (3) by way of a first piston ported air inlet port (7), characterized in that the fuel and air inlet channel (22) is in fluid communication with the airhead channel (6) so that the f

Abstract: An assembly for an exhaust bypass valve of a two-stage turbocharger can include a first turbocharger stage; a second turbocharger stage; an exhaust bypass valve that includes an open state and a closed state; an actuator; and a linkage mechanism that links the exhaust bypass valve to the actuator where the linkage mechanism includes a spring-biased linkage with a preset load where, in the closed state of the exhaust bypass valve, an axial length of the spring-biased linkage increases responsive to application of a load by the actuator that exceeds the preset load.

Abstract: A rotary engine including a rotor sealingly received within an internal cavity of an outer body to define a plurality of combustion chambers having a variable volume, a pilot subchamber located in a wall of the outer body, the pilot subchamber in fluid communication with the internal cavity via at least two spaced apart transfer holes defining a flow restriction between the pilot subchamber and the internal cavity, a pilot fuel injector in fluid communication with the pilot subchamber, an ignition element configured for igniting fuel in the pilot subchamber, and a main fuel injector extending through the stator body and communicating with the cavity at a location spaced apart from the pilot subchamber. A method of combusting fuel in a rotary engine is also discussed.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft and at least one piston coupled to the crankshaft for executing strokes in a cylinder as a result of rotation of the crankshaft. An eccentric shaft is coupled to the crankshaft and to the piston in such a way that strokes of the piston are adjusted by the eccentric shaft. A phase adjuster adjusts a phase of the coupling of the eccentric shaft to the crankshaft.

Abstract: A turbine engine includes a first compressor and a second compressor fluidly parallel to the first compressor. A reverse flow combustor is fluidly connected to the first compressor and the second compressor. A first turbine and a second turbine are fluidly connected in series, and fluidly connected to an output of the reverse flow combustor.

Abstract: A gas turbine power generation plant including: a solid fuel gasifier for the production of a fuel gas stream, an arrangement for fuel gas treatment, a combustor for receiving the fuel gas stream and for the production of a flue gas stream, a gas turbine unit having an inlet for said flue gas stream and being mechanically coupled to an electric generator for the extraction of useful work; a compressor unit for the supply of compressed oxygen to the combustor. A steam generator is arranged for heat recovery in the flue gas stream downstream of the turbine unit, a condenser is positioned for water recovery in the flue gas stream, said condenser having a connection for water supply to the steam generator, and the steam generator is connected for supply of steam to the combustor for contributing as process gas. The invention also concerns a method for operating a power plant and an arrangement and a method for fuel gas treatment.

Abstract: A steam micro turbine engine is improved from a conventional micro turbine engine by evaporating water into steam in the exhaust heat exchanger, then injecting steam into combustion steam chamber after the fuel is completely burned. A steam micro turbine engine controller monitors the temperatures of the engine, adjusts fuel and water injection amount to maintain the optimal turbine exit temperature. The apparatus can reduce fuel consumption and emission by taking advantage of the waste heat and turning water into steam to generate extra useful work. This steam micro turbine engine could reach 60% efficiency instead of 30% in existing micro turbine engine. This engine can be used in household furnace electric co-generation systems, series hybrid electric vehicles and portable electric generators since its size is small with simplified components, relatively low operating temperature and much lower cost than traditional micro turbine engine.

Abstract: A system includes a first mobile body configured to support a turbine engine and an air intake section coupled to the turbine engine. The system also includes a second mobile body configured to support a generator. The first and second mobile bodies are configured to guide a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator. The system also includes a third mobile body configured to support one or more partially assembled components associated with the turbine engine and the generator.

Abstract: A system a first mobile body configured to support a turbine engine and an auxiliary skid communicatively and fluidly coupled to the turbine engine. The auxiliary skid includes one or more interconnects configured to support a turbine engine component. The system also includes a second mobile body configured to support a generator. The first and second mobile bodies are configured to align a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator.

Abstract: Multi-engine aircraft power plants and associated operating methods are disclosed. An exemplary multi-engine power plant comprises a first turboshaft engine and a second turboshaft engine configured to drive a common load such as a rotary wing of an aircraft; and a heat exchanger in thermal communication with an exhaust gas of the first turboshaft engine and in thermal communication with pre-combustion air of the second turboshaft engine. The heat exchanger is configured to permit heat transfer from the exhaust gas of the first turboshaft engine to the pre-combustion air of the second turboshaft engine.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods store energy by liquefying a gas such as air, for example, and then recover the energy by regasifying the cryogenic liquid and combusting or otherwise reacting the gas with a fuel to drive a heat engine. Carbon may be captured from the heat engine exhaust by using the cryogenic liquid to freeze carbon dioxide out of the exhaust. The process of liquefying the gas may be powered with electric power from the grid, for example, and the heat engine may be used to generate electricity. Hence, in effect these apparatus, systems, and methods may provide for storing electric power from the grid and then subsequently delivering it back to the grid.

Abstract: A method of operating a multi-engine, rotary wing aircraft in a single engine, in-flight mode, the method includes stopping a first engine while operating a second engine; closing variable Stop engine inlet guide vanes on the first engine; and turning a gas generator of the first engine at a reference rotational speed.

Abstract: A method of filtering air entering the intake opening of a gas turbine engine. A straightening tube provides a straight channel for incoming air flow. A flow redirector provides a path for air flow that is at right angles to the channel provided by the straightening tube and that leads to the intake opening of the engine. A filter at the downstream end of the flow redirector has a pair of rollers for unrolling and re-rolling a roll of adhesive tape, with an exposed section of the adhesive tape blocking the downstream end of the flow redirector and capturing particles in the air flow. The rollers are activated as needed to expose fresh sections of tape.

Abstract: A power generation system includes a turbine having an outlet. A high temperature recuperator has an inlet and is connected to the turbine outlet. A low temperature recuperator is connected to the high temperature recuperator. Each of the high and low temperature recuperators include a plurality of matrix panels interconnected together that define hot fluid channels and cold fluid channels arranged adjacent to each other in a counterflow and stair-step configuration. A compressor is connected to the low temperature recuperator and turbine.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compressor section with a downstream most end and a cooling air tap at a location spaced upstream from the downstream most end. The cooling air tap is passed through at least one boost compressor and at least one heat exchanger, and then passed to a turbine section to cool the turbine section. The boost compressor is driven by a driveshaft which is driven by the turbine section. A boost turbine selectively drives the boost compressor.

Abstract: A nozzle includes a nozzle body defining a liquid circuit extending from a liquid inlet to a liquid outlet. The liquid circuit includes a plurality of spiral liquid passages spiraling radially inward relative to a spray axis. The spiral liquid passages all lie in a plane normal to the spray axis. A manifold assembly includes a plurality of such nozzles. A manifold ring is in fluid communication with the liquid inlet of each of the nozzles to deliver liquid to the nozzles. The nozzles are circumferentially spaced apart around the manifold ring.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for passing an electrical harness through a wall (28), comprising a tubular metal end piece (34) passing right through the wall (28) and housing the electrical harness, and a sleeve (38, 64, 66) made from heat-shrinkable material extending around an end part (40, 50) of the tubular end piece (34) and of the electrical harness. The assembly comprises means (42, 44, 46, 76) for extracting heat from the tubular end piece that are arranged on the side of the end piece (34) surrounded by the heat-shrinkable sleeve (38, 64, 66).

Abstract: A gas turbine engine, in particular an aircraft engine with a geared turbofan arrangement, with a planetary gearbox being connected through a shaft system with a propulsive fan. The shaft system includes a helical spline coupling coupling two parts of the shaft system, wherein the helical spline coupling is connecting a fan shaft and the planetary gearbox with a axially flexible but torsional stiff flexible element.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine with a geared turbofan arrangement with a gearbox in a drive train driven by a turbine, a driving side of the gearbox being driveably connected with a propulsive fan, is provided. The gas turbine includes at least one form locking connection device in a drive train enabling a controlled disengagement of at least one engine part from the drive train in case of a mechanical failure of the gas turbine engine or a part thereof and wherein the at least one form locking connection device is positioned in a torque carrying shaft or a torque carrying part of a shaft and/or wherein the at least one form locking connection device is positioned between the torque bearing coupling of the gearbox with the fan shaft and a torque carrier of the gearbox and at least one load stop for bearing an essential axial load.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine, in particular an aircraft engine is provided. The gas turbine engine including a geared turbofan arrangement, a propulsive fan and a planetary gearbox being driveably connected with a first shaft on the output side of the planetary gearbox and a second shaft on the input side of the planetary gearbox. The propulsive fan is supported through a front load path and a rear load path, the front load path including a first bearing between the first shaft and a sun gear, the rear load path including a second bearing between the second shaft and a fixed structure of the gas turbine engine. The first shaft including a first portion of the shaft as torque carrying part, wherein the torque carrying part including a torque carrying coupling being connected to the first shaft and to a carrier of the planetary gearbox.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compressor section and a turbine section. A secondary cooling air includes a first fluid connection to tap cooling air and pass the cooling air through a plurality of tubes, and a second fluid connection for returning air from the tubes back to at least one of the compressor and turbine for cooling. A sensor senses a condition of the cooling air downstream of the tubes and a control compares the sensed condition of the cooling air to an expected condition, and to identify a potential concern in the cooling air system should the sensed condition differ from the expected condition by more than a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A system for predicting performance of a liquid fuel system includes a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which when executed by the processor perform operations. The operations include establishing a baseline parameter for at least one physical parameter of a nozzle or a valve associated with at least one combustor of the liquid fuel system with at least one time. The operations also include obtaining one or more operational parameters associated with the liquid fuel system from one or more sensors during operation of a gas turbine engine. The operations further include utilizing an operational model of a fuel flow divider to output an action associated with the liquid fuel system based at least on the baseline parameter and the one or more operational parameters.

Abstract: A rotary-type throttling device for an internal combustion engine includes an upstream auxiliary intake passageway formed in a throttle body and having an inlet port held in fluid communication with the atmosphere, and a downstream auxiliary intake passageway formed in a cylindrical valve body of a rotary valve and having an outlet port open at a downstream outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical valve body. The upstream auxiliary intake passageway and the downstream auxiliary intake passageway have a body-side joint fluid communication port and a valve-side joint fluid communication port formed in respective sliding surfaces of the throttle body and the cylindrical valve body and designed to overlap each other to keep the upstream and downstream auxiliary intake passageways and in fluid communication with each other.

Abstract: A portable generator includes an engine including an air-fuel mixing device, an alternator, first and second fuel reservoir fluidly coupled to the air-fuel mixing device, a first fuel valve and a second fuel valve movable to an open position that allows fuel to flow from respective fuel reservoirs to the air-fuel mixing device and a closed position that prevents fuel from flowing from respective fuel reservoirs to the air-fuel mixing device, a fuel selector input device operable to select the first or second fuel reservoir as the source of fuel, and a controller programmed to automatically open or close the first fuel valve and open or close the second fuel valve in response to an input from the fuel selector input device indicating selection of the first or second fuel reservoirs.

Abstract: A control device of the present invention is applied to a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine which is enabled to operate with fuels different in alcohol density from each other. In a case that fueling which causes change of alcohol density of fuel is implemented to the hybrid vehicle, the control device prohibits an intermittent stop of the internal combustion engine until fuel having an alcohol density changed by the fueling is supplied to the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a diesel engine includes a neighboring temperature estimating section which estimates a temperature of a neighborhood of a glow plug that heats an interior of a cylinder upon startup, and a supercharging pressure control section which controls a supercharging pressure in such a way that a rotation fluctuation of the engine does not increase, on the basis of the estimated temperature of the neighborhood of the glow plug.

Abstract: A toothed target rotationally fixed to a shaft of the engine includes a series of n real teeth, followed by m dummy teeth forming a reference zone. For each tooth k, the period of time separating the latter from the preceding tooth k?1 is measured. A signal exhibits at least one transition in level in a portion of the signal corresponding to the passage of the reference zone. A first and a second product are calculated for at least some of the values of k; the ratio between these two products is calculated; and the direction of rotation of the engine is detected, in case of correspondence of the ratio with a first noteworthy value and with a second noteworthy value which are representative, respectively, of rotation in a normal direction and rotation in a reverse direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining actual lengths of short intervals, shorter than one segment of a toothed target of the crankshaft. The determination method includes:—a measurement step measuring first times, each corresponding to the time that the target takes to traverse a long interval of a length of a segment, and second times, each corresponding to the time that the target takes to traverse a short interval,—a correction step calculating a first ratio between two long intervals and a second ratio between two short intervals,—a step of obtaining the actual length of each of the long intervals,—a step of calculating a difference in length between two long intervals,—and a step of determining the respective actual lengths of a pair of short intervals of the toothed target.