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US 2022/0112849 A1Published application
Method and Control Unit for Operating a Vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsTobias HOLZINGER, Matthias MERSCH, Thomas SCHEUER
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Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle having a gasoline engine includes determining a density of a gasoline to be combusted in the gasoline engine, determining a stoichiometric air demand, determining a critical temperature from the density of the gasoline to be combusted and the stoichiometric air demand, and adapting countermeasures to prevent vapor bubbles based on the determined critical temperature.
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A method for operating a vehicle having a gasoline engine, comprising the steps of:
- determining a density of a gasoline to be combusted in the gasoline engine;
- determining a stoichiometric air demand;
- determining a critical temperature from the density of the gasoline to be combusted and the stoichiometric air demand;
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- adapting countermeasures to prevent vapor bubbles based on the determined critical temperature.
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