Optimized combustion: increasing the efficiency of diesel
engines and of the overall unit As well as developing
alternative drives, the automotive industry is relying on
further improving and increasing the efficiency of traditional
combustion engines. This concerns firstly fuel injection for
diesel engines, but also the efficiency of the overall unit.
Efficient diesel engines The proportion of vehicles with diesel
engines in Germany is just 50%, with a similar percentage
applying for Europe. The main argument in favor of diesel
engineering is common knowledge – the fuel consumption is lower
compared to petrol engines. To further reduce consumption and
thus also emission output, it is essential to have high-
precision pressure measurement. Fuel injection in diesel engines
In diesel engines, the very high pressure of the fuel injection
system atomizes the fuel very finely. Finer atomization at
higher pressures greatly improves the speed of the combustion
process, and at the same time reduces emissions, because