Internal Combustion Engine Handbook

Dr.-Ing. E.h. Richard van Basshuysen VDI, was born in 1932 in Bingen/Rhein, Germany. From 1953 to 1955, after completion of training as an automotive mechanic and university admission, he studied mechanical engineering at the Wolfenbüttel University of Applied Sciences and graduated with an engineering degree. He earned his master’s degree in engineering in 1982. From 1955 to 1965, Richard van Basshuysen worked at Aral AG, Bochum, in a scientific capacity. From 1965 to 1971, he was deputy head of overall experimental testing and director of power plant development at NSU in Neckarsulm (later Audi), where, among other things, he was among those responsible for development of the NSU RO 80 (Wankel engine) and Volkswagen K70. Additional career highlights at Audi include the following: department head, RO 80 engine testing and development (1971 to 1973); reciprocating piston engine development and development of new engine components and fuel metering systems (1973 to 1976); head of section, engine and vehicle development (1976 to 1988); overall head of power plant development and head of Audi luxury vehicle development, simultaneously member of the management board (1988 to 1990). Since 1990, independent consultant to the international automobile industry. In addition to his work as an engineer, Richard van Basshuysen has been active in various automotive engineering associations and has gained a reputation as an author of technical works. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines at the University of Stuttgart (FKFS) and has been a member of the advisory board and a specialist advisor to the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI, German Association of Engineers). In 2001, the Association awarded DipI. Ing. van Basshuysen its highest honor, the VDI Benz-Daimler-Maybach Medal of Honor, for meritorious contributions to motor vehicle technology and to the VDI; in the previous year, he was awarded the highly endowed Ernst Blickle Prize for development and series introduction of direct injection passenger car diesel engines. Since 1991, Richard van Basshuysen has been editor of the international engineering and scientific journals ATZ (Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift) and MTZ (Motortechnische Zeitschr(ft), and has been a member of the editorial board of the trade journal Automotive Engineering Partners. His numerous publications encompass 47 scientific and technical articles and the technical books Schadstoffreduzierung und Kraftstoffverbrauch von Pkw- Verbrennungsmotoren (co-author, Wiesbaden, 1993); its English-language version, Reduced Emissions and Fuel Consumption in Automobile Engines (co-author, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1995); Shell-Lexikon Verbrennungsmotor (Shell Lexicon of Combustion Engines, Wiesbaden, 1996/2003, co-editor); and co-editor (with Fred Schafer) of this volume, which first appeared in its German-language edition in 2002.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fred Schafer VDI, was born in 1948 in Neuwied, Germany. From 1968 to 1974, he studied mechanical engineering at the Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and the University of Kaiserslautem. From 1974 to 1980, he worked as a scientific associate and docent at the University of Kaiserslautern. Fred Schafer earned his engineering doctorate in 1980 with An Investigation of the Addition of Hydrogen to Methanol on the Operation of an Unthrottled Otto Engine. From 1980 to 1990, he worked in industry at Audi AG, Neckarsulm. Initially involved with engine development, Fred Schafer advanced to head of the Engine Design department, with emphasis on production development of engines for the U.S. market, advanced development, and development of competition engines. He has been a professor of combustion engines and flow machinery at the Sudwestfalen University of Applied Sciences, Iserlohn, Germany, since 1993. Fred Schafer is a member of SAE and is the author of numerous technical and scientific papers, technical reports, and lectures. Within the framework of his activity as a university professor, he is director of the Institute for Reciprocating Engines at the Sudwestfalen University of Applied Sciences, and conducts research and development projects on behalf of the automotive and supplier industries. In association with Richard van Basshuysen, he is co-author of the engineering books Schadstoffreduzierung und Kraftstoffverbrauch von Pkw-Verbrennungsinotoren (Wiesbaden, 1993); its English-language version, Reduced Emissions and Fuel Consumption in Automobile Engines (Society of Automotive Engineers, 1995); co-editor of Shell-Lexikon Verbrennungsmotor (Shell Lexicon of Combustion Engines, Wiesbaden, 1996/2003); and co-editor of this volume, which first appeared in its German-language edition in 2002 (second edition, Wiesbaden, 2003), encompassing contributions by 96 renowned authors from science and industry working under his coordination.