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The Austrian company AVL Racetech has developed a powerful hydrogen combustion engine. It has emerged as a result of the collaboration of engineers from AVL Racetech and the HUMDA laboratory in Hungary.

The innovative hydrogen combustion engine has a novelty that makes it special: a water injection system. With this addition, the power problem traditionally linked to these types of engines is solved. 

Port Fuel Injection or PFI inserts traditional water into the engine’s air intake system, preventing premature ignition that could damage the components and achieves stoichiometric combustion. Translated, this means that the resulting air-fuel ratios are more or less fixed. 

The result of this exhaustive work has been a two-liter hydrogen engine that produces 410 hp and 500 Newton-meters of torque between 3,000 and 4,000 revolutions per minute, achieving a specific power density of approximately 205 hp per liter (150 kW per liter). 

See the whole article here: 
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/water-engine-first-time/674/ 

AVL press release on testing the motor: 
https://www.avl.com/en-de/press/press-release/410-hp-2-liter-displacement-prototype-h2-ice-race-engine-avl 

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Of course, there are challenges associated with their use, such as navigational capabilities and finding ways to integrate them into existing workflows. Nevertheless, autonomous vehicles offer many promising benefits that could help these industries become safer and more efficient. With further development of the technology and a deeper understanding of its potential applications, future developments may make more jobs viable in off-highway industries while improving the speed and accuracy of tasks performed. PrevPreviousHow autonomous trucks are transforming the container shipping industry PrevPrevious About the Author Larisa Giurea Related Posts How to select the right automation technology for your distribution centre Read More » Overview of automation in distribution centres Read More » StreetDrone and Restore launch a new partnership ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week Read More » Follow Us