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Vehicle drives

Fast facts

Location & room
Campus Sonnenstraße F 001, 008
Organizational unit
Mechanical engineering

Profile

The Vehicle Drives Laboratory at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences is working on pioneering ideas in the field of vehicle drives. In the field of piston combustion engines, seven (partly fully dynamic) test benches with up to 700 kW braking power are available in the very well-equipped laboratory for vehicle drives. Research focuses on the analysis and synthesis of energy-saving and low-CO2/free system concepts.

The team at the Vehicle Drives Laboratory is breaking new ground here in order to achieve the goal of CO2-neutral energy use and a reduction in the required drive power. Research areas are cylinder pressure-based combustion control, alternative fuels and variability of valve and crank drive on combustion engines (especially for commercial vehicles and industrial engines).

In addition to the development of vehicle drives, the development of measurement and automation technology as well as designs in the field of drive technology are further focal points.

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Hydrogen for vehicle drives

The Laboratory for Vehicle Drives at Fachhochschule Dortmund is currently setting up facilities for testing fuel cells, electrolyzers and hydrogen combustion engines. This includes the integration of an electrochemical impedance spectrometer for detailed analysis of cell performance and degradation as well as extensive safety technology for handling and storing hydrogen. In future, extensive advanced measurement technology and safety equipment will be available to ensure safe operation. Several projects are already underway in the areas of fuel cells and hydrogen combustion engines.

LaSiSe

The use of the test track was made possible by a cooperation agreement concluded in 2017 between the FH and the Research and Technology Center for Load Securing Selm gGmbH (LaSiSe).
Since then, many technologies in the field of chassis, vehicle drives and also the entire vehicle can be examined together with students on the test track.
In addition to laboratories for electronic and precision mechanical work, a complete workshop equipment with lifting platform is also available for teaching and research.

LaSiSe

Equipment

Main areas of activity

3 test benches for stationary engines
2 dynamic test benches for off-road and non-road engines
Engine intensification possible on request
Euro 4, 5, 6 for off-road engines
Stage III A,B/ IV/ V for non-road engines
Exhaust gas aftertreatment
Engine applications
Marine applications
Engine endurance tests

Test field equipment

Development test benches for combustion engines
Stationary and dynamic load machines
Automation and measurement data acquisition systems
Exhaust gas measurement technology
Flow measurement technology
Temperature measurement technology
Pressure measurement technology
Measurement technology for rapid cylinder pressure indexing (TDC sensor)

Load machines

Stationary development test benches for combustion engines up to 700 kW
Highly dynamic test benches with 375 kW & 500 kW
Training test bench diesel engine


Exhaust gas measurement technology		Determination of
Measurement of gaseous exhaust gas components	Flame ionization detector (FID)	THC, CH4
	Chemiluminescence detector (CLD)	NO, NOx
	Paramagnetic analyzer (PMD)	O2
	Non-dispersive infrared analyzer (NDIR)	CO, CO2
	LaserGas II Monitor	NH3
Particle measurement technology	Microtrol 6	Gravimetric particle measurement methods
	Opacimeter	Optical exhaust opacity measurement
	Smoke meter	Optical soot measurement
	Pegasor	Particle mass and number
	Cambustion	Particle size, mass and number
	TSI model 3790	Number of particles

Service & Offer

Services in the field of hybrid, petrol and diesel engines, including exhaust gas aftertreatment
Training and consulting services in the field of CO2 balancing, hybrid drives, combustion engines and vehicle drives
Endurance tests, certifications, testing of engine components
Exhaust gas measurements and exhaust system optimizations, performance measurements, engine calibrations and validation of test equipment
Development work and provision of (partly dynamic and largely fully automated) development test benches for combustion engines (passenger cars to commercial vehicles) with extensive measurement technology (indexing, exhaust gas measurement, pressure, temperature and mass flow determination, etc.)
Development of test bench measurement and automation technology
Special design in the field of drive technology