Improving the torque behaviour of turbocharged diesel engines by injecting compressed air

Through the combination of parallel developments of recent years in the automotive industry, electronic injection, e.g. Common Rail, in the commercial vehicle diesel engine sector, and highly dynamic, electronically controlled compressed air components in the commercial vehicle brakes sector, Knorr Bremse has succeeded in developing a system to the point of predevelopment status which is largely based on series components. It can easily be integrated into the charge air pipe, and realises an immense improvement to the response and acceleration behaviour of the engine and the vehicle.