

Contents: Potentials and limits of downsizing | Mega-knock in super-charged gasoline engines interpreted as a localized developing detonation | A contribution to better understanding the pre-ignition phenomenon in highly charged internal combustion engines with direct fuel injection | Minimising autoignition for optimum efficiency in high specific output spark-ignited engines | Reduction in knocking intensity of an SI engine by in-cylinder temperature stratification | New approach to the determination of knock onset | Cylinder pressure-based knock detection – challenges in cylinder pressure indication and application in a new engine-based fuel test method | Irregular combustion: development and calibration of highly boosted SI engines | Optically diagnosing combustion anomalies as part of designing the combustion process | Using surface thermocouples and light conductor measurements to examine the thermal load on a gasoline engine’s components during knocking engine operation | Comparative analysis of low-speed pre-ignition phenomena in SI gasoline and dual fuel diesel-methane engines | LEC-GPN – a new Index for assessing the knock behavior of gaseous fuels for large engines | A statistical modeling approach with detailed chemical kinetics for use in 3DCFD engine knock predictions | Investigation on knocking combustion with reaction kinetics for a turbocharged SIDI engine | Knocking simulation at Mercedes-Benz – application in series production development | The DELTA knocking control – the necessary paradigm shift for engines with high power density | Artificial Intelligence for knock detection | Knock detection strategies based on engine acoustic emission analysis | Continental’s pre-ignition and glow ignition function – detection and avoidance of irregular combustions | Pre-ignition analysis on a turbocharged gasoline engine with direct injection | Knock and irregular combustion – challenges for the new turbocharged, highperformance four-cylinder AMG engine | Simulations and experimental investigations of intermittent pre-ignition series in a turbocharged DISI engine Target group: This book addresses engine developers working for car manufacturers and suppliers.


In particular, phenomena such as pre-ignition, which is typically observed in downsizing concepts, or extreme knock of the type frequently occurring in highcompression lean-burn concepts, are immense challenges to developers. The focus of engine development consequently remains on reducing knock and on avoiding irregular combustion events. A strong tendency to knock during stoichiometric combustion in conjunction with high mean effective pressure places exacting demands on the SI engine combustion process. In addition, higher mean effective pressures are needed to improve the efficiency of SI engines. High exhaust gas temperatures resulting from late centers of heat release caused by knock can then no longer be limited by mixture enrichment.

RDE (real driving emissions) legislation demands the complete conversion of exhaust gases in the catalytic converter which can only be achieved for spark-ignition engines at lambda=1. The European Commission is planning to limit emissions under real driving conditions up to high engine loads.
