Research Association for Combustion Engines

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The Research Association for Combustion Engines eV (FVV) is an association of companies for the promotion of science and for collaborative, pre-competitive research in the Federal Republic of Germany . The FVV is based in Frankfurt am Main and is entered in the register of associations there as a non-profit, technical-scientific association.

founding

The Research Association for Combustion Engines eV was founded on October 6, 1956 by 27 member companies from the fields of combustion engines, combustion turbines and the supply industry. The fundamentals of the German joint research into internal combustion engines and thus the beginnings of FVV go back to 1952, when the first joint work between the engine manufacturers and their suppliers came about within the "Internal Combustion Engines" department of the VDMA . Based on the positive experiences of the joint exchange, it was decided to expand the joint work. For example, the FVV was founded out of the VDMA's Power Machines Association with the aim of promoting pre-competitive scientific research in the field of internal combustion engines.

development

In the early years mainly the manufacturers of large diesel engines and stationary gas turbines were represented. Today, the FVV includes all German automotive OEMs , engine and turbine manufacturers, numerous large and medium-sized companies in the supplier industry and development service providers. The 170 member companies (as of January 2019) increasingly include more and more international companies as extraordinary members. In its more than fifty years of existence, the FVV has developed into the network for engine and turbo-machine research that promotes joint research in the sector by bringing together experts from industry and science. In the course of the FVV work, around 1,200 projects with a volume of over 420 million euros have been initialized so far. The focus of the various projects is mainly on the continuous improvement of the efficiency and emission values ​​of engines and turbines.

Basic principles

The main principle of the FVV is industrial joint research and the promotion of cooperation between the state, science and industry. Companies that are originally in competition work together within the FVV, discuss and initiate research projects and share the results obtained. Due to this close interlinking, there is a permanent transfer of know-how from science to business.

Research priorities

The current research projects focus on the following areas:

  • Overall system
    • Evaluation of the potential of new technologies and alternative drives, loss of energy recovery, control, regulation, sensors, charging
  • Combustion process and fuel processing
    • HCCI, hydrogen combustion, downsizing concepts, fuel distribution, high pressure injection, optimized combustion and avoidance of emissions
  • Fuels with a focus on CO 2 emissions
    • Synfuel, biofuels, hydrogen, natural gas
  • Exhaust aftertreatment
    • Modeling approaches for reaction kinetics on the catalyst, local determination of the status of emissions, high-resolution online measurement technology
  • Mechanics and acoustics
    • New materials and coolants, tribology and coatings, engine mechanics and strength, engine dynamics and acoustics
  • Fuel cell
    • Materials, cooling, integration into the system, stacks, energy recovery
  • Aerodynamics of turbo machines
    • Complete system turbine, radial and axial compressor, blade cooling, secondary air systems

organization

The organs of the association are:

  • The board of directors, which is responsible for all activities and their financial processing, and defines the strategic orientation of the FVV. He is elected for two years by the general assembly.
  • The advisory board consists of one representative from each of the full members. Its task is to develop and monitor research projects that have to be approved by the board.
  • The general assembly elects the executive committee and is to be convened by it at least once a year. The general assembly approves the report on the past financial year, discharges the board of directors and accepts the accounting for the past financial year.

financing

The projects are financed through the annual membership fees and the technologies and hardware brought in, as well as through public funding, in particular from the Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi) through the Working Group of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) .

Promotion of young talent

The FVV projects significantly promote the practice-oriented training of the next generation of scientific engineers. On a long-term average, each FVV project accompanies a doctorate as well as two study and diploma theses at the universities.

Hans Dinger Prize

With the Hans Dinger Prize, formerly the ETA Young Talent Prize, the FVV honors young talents every two years who have made an important contribution to the success of research projects with their studies or diploma theses.

Cooperation partner

In addition to the natural, close cooperation with the AiF as the supporting organization for joint industrial research, the FVV cooperates with the following organizations:

  • VDMA / FKM
  • VDA / FAT
  • DFG
  • MWV / DGMK
  • CIMAC (Conseil International des Machines à Combustion)
  • AVIF (Steel Application Research Foundation)

In addition, we have long-term partnerships with all of the major technical universities in Germany. Further partners are the institutes of the research centers of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and DLR . In addition to collaboration with research partners in German-speaking countries, collaborations with scientists across Europe are gaining in importance.

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