Single cylinder test engines

Abstract

Despite simulation methods and modelling techniques, a certain amount of hardware testing is and will always be an integral part of engine development. Single cylinder engines such as the different types available through FEV Motorentechnik that cover the entire displacement bandwidth from passenger cars to commercial vehicles and from locomotive to marine engines are a valuable tool for this purpose. Important combustion parameters can be investigated faster, more flexible and cost-effectively than with multi-cylinder engines.