Internal combustion engine with charge air cooling

An internal combustion engine comprising:

• a cylinder head having a cylinder and accommodating a valve associated with the cylinder;
• a fuel injector associated with the cylinder;
• a cover connected to the cylinder head to cover the valve and having an aperture through which the injector passes;
• an intake system supplying the cylinder with charge air;
• an exhaust system conducting exhaust gases away from the cylinder;
• an exhaust gas turbocharger powered by the exhaust system and delivering compressed gasses to the intake system;
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• a coolant-fed charge air cooler arranged in the intake system, the cooler disposed between the cylinder head and the cover, and at a point that is geodetically higher than an intake port of the cylinder when the internal combustion engine is in an installed position.

An internal combustion engine comprising:

• a cylinder head having a cylinder and accommodating a valve associated with the cylinder;
• a fuel injector associated with the cylinder;
• a cover connected to the cylinder head to cover the valve and having an aperture through which the injector passes;
• an intake system supplying the cylinder with charge air and having an intake port feeding into the cylinder;
• an exhaust system conducting exhaust gases away from the cylinder;
• an exhaust gas turbocharger powered by the exhaust system and delivering compressed gasses to the intake system;
• an exhaust gas recirculation system branching off from the exhaust system downstream of a turbine of the turbocharger and feeding into the intake system upstream of a compressor of the turbocharger;
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• a coolant-fed charge air cooler arranged in the intake system, the cooler disposed between the cylinder head and the cover, and at a point that is a geodetically highest point in the intake system when the internal combustion engine is in an installed position.