Chapter 689: The Importance of the Turbine Intercoolant System
After Jin Xiaoqiang explained the latest generation of twin-scroll single-turbine they developed, the reporters present were already silent
He spoke simply and clearly, everyone also understood the basic truth of this new generation of turbine work, and everyone is basically an old fritter who has been in the automobile industry for decades, even if everyone is not an automotive engineer, but after so many years of fighting, what is good and what is pure foolishness, everyone can still distinguish
As far as the current automobile industry is concerned, as countries around the world, especially in Western Europe, North America, Japan and other economically developed regions, pay more and more attention to automobile emissions, and the control requirements for carbon dioxide emissions of automobiles are becoming more and more stringent
Coupled with the rising world oil prices, it is becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary people to bear the economic pressure brought about by such high oil prices
The pattern of automobile research and development in the world will move towards a situation where smaller displacement and more economical models are already the general trend
But the world's car consumers have the same requirements for cars, and the machine is harsh, think about it, they have been used to the kind of large displacement engine brought by the strong power, now you want to reduce the displacement of the car, but if you reduce the engine power data, it will definitely be a catastrophe for these car manufacturers
Therefore, the biggest problem facing the world's major automobile manufacturers is how to make the car smaller and more fuel-efficient without reducing the power of the car, and reduce the horsepower caused by the reduction of displacement
Therefore, major automobile manufacturers are racking their brains to work pure machinery, wanting to make up for the loss of power caused by less displacement through various technical means
With the fanfare of Huayang Power, the previously controversial turbocharger has been brought back to the field of automobile engines, and it has become more and more successful
The world's major automakers have become well aware that this turbocharger is one of the best solutions to the problems they are currently experiencing
As a result, the world's major automakers have increased their investment in the research and development of turbochargers
In the 10s of the last century, after Saab was the first to bring turbochargers into the field of automobile engines, turbocharged engines reached their first glory days, driven by several major Japanese automakers
During that time, Japanese cars equipped with turbochargers continued to win the world's top competitions, and for a time it was a beautiful one
At that time, because the world's oil prices were still within an acceptable range, the car manufacturers at that time were mainly engaged in the development of turbocharged engines, and they did not consider the issues of fuel economy and economy at all
Therefore, in the decade of the last century, many consumers bought models with turbocharged engines, and the main thing they wanted was the strong power increase brought by the turbocharger when the engine was involved in the operation, which was the so-called pushback feeling and rapid increase in speed
As for what fuel consumption and what economy, it is no longer in the consideration of car manufacturers and consumers
However, in the nineties, as more and more models with turbocharged engines appeared, more and more consumers who bought this model found that the economy of this model, especially this engine, was really getting worse and worse
First of all, the cost of later maintenance and maintenance of the turbocharger was the first generation of turbochargers, and the materials used to manufacture the turbochargers were fundamentally different from the current ones, and there was no systematic turbo intercooling system at that time, so the turbochargers at that time often had to work in a high-temperature and high-corrosion environment...,
Therefore, it is generally necessary to replace a turbine every 50,000 kilometers, but the cost of replacing the turbine is not low
Moreover, the models using turbocharged engines enter the repair shop for regular maintenance more frequently than ordinary naturally aspirated engines, so that because of the problem of high labor costs in Europe, America, Japan and other regions, consumers have found that although the turbocharged engine is good, the cost of later maintenance is really not low
In addition, there was no dedicated turbo intercooler system at the time, and there was no oil suitable for quickly cooling hot turbines, so it was a hassle to idle for three minutes and wait for the turbocharger to cool down before shutting down the engine, as was the case with Volkswagen
There is also because the working temperature of the turbine is too high, which directly leads to the liquefaction and evaporation of the engine oil, once the oil is liquefied and evaporated, it will directly enter the cylinder for combustion, which not only wastes the oil, but also causes certain damage to the oil circuit and exhaust pipe of the engine, and so on
It is under the constraints of many factors that turbocharged engines have directly entered the first low tide period, and many automakers have rejected turbocharged engines
Even companies like Honda, Nissan, and Toyota, which were the first to start playing with turbo engines and bring turbocharged engines to their first peak, have begun to abandon such turbochargers
THIS SITUATION DID NOT CHANGE UNTIL THE ADVENT OF HUAYANG POWER IN 2003 AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THEIR QOROS SERIES WITH ECOBOOST ENGINES IN 2004
In 2004, the first generation of ECOBOOST engines of Huayang Power were specially equipped with a turbo intercooler system, and at that time they began to try to use their special engine and turbo cooling oil
However, at that time, people were more concerned about whether the turbo hysteresis effect of this engine would be strong, so not many people paid attention to their turbo cooling problems
However, from 2005 to 2006, as more and more consumers began to try to use Qoros models, and were gradually conquered by his high power and low fuel consumption characteristics, when many reporters who like to pick and choose recalls the shortcomings of this ECOBOOST engine, they remember to pay attention to his life and later maintenance, as well as the problem of economic fuel saving
However, it was only at this time that people found that the problems that had occurred in the previous first-generation turbocharged engine were gone to the ECOBOOST engine of Huayang Power
Their turbines are durable, and do not need frequent maintenance, let alone the problem of replacing a turbine after 50,000 kilometers, and it is only at this time that people realize the importance of the turbo intercooling system that Huayang Power has equipped with this ECOBOOST engine
In fact, as early as the development of turbocharged engines, Jin Xiaoqiang noticed the problems often faced by turbochargers in later generations, so he began to take out the mature theory of assembling intercooling systems for turbochargers in later generations
In my last life, I played this turbo intercooler system, and the best player was Valeo in France, but their system, to be honest, the space occupation was relatively large, and the efficiency was average
However, in this life, when Jin Xiaoqiang has his own specially formulated turbo cooling engine oil, the specifications of the intercooling system they made according to Valeo are much smaller than those made by Valeo in the previous life, and the cooling efficiency is also higher
Jin Xiaoqiang used this system on their ECOBOOST engine early, but this is experimental in nature, after all, the Qoros car series needs to be launched in a relatively tight time, and they have not had time to conduct detailed tests, so they can only test the car after it is launched, while watching the market's reaction
In fact, this was also Jin Xiaoqiang's gamble at that time, and it was also his biggest gamble after his rebirth, but fortunately, after more than a year of market feedback, the performance of the intercooling system was very good...,
And at this time, the fame of their turbocharging system was also growing, and it was because of this intercoolant system that he dared to shout the slogan "our turbine is maintenance-free for life" at the Detroit Auto Show at the beginning of the year.
Because after theoretical and practical calculations, the models that use such turbochargers and intercooler systems will not have any problems at least within a range of 200,000 to 250,000 kilometers
It is such a slogan that has completely laid the foundation for Huayang Power, which has become the curtain opener of the second automobile turbocharged engine era, and is also a standard-bearer
Volkswagen, BMW and other German companies bought a number of Qoros products after they went public, especially after the great success of Qoros, and went back to study them after dismantling them
It's just that they have all noticed the special turbo cooling oil used by Huayang Power, but they have not paid attention to their intercooling system, so until now, the world's automobile industry about the intercooling system of Huayang Power's turbocharged engine is not very famous
The main reason for this is that people do not know the importance of this intercoolant system, which can not only greatly improve the life of the turbine, but most importantly, it and the effect of the turbine cooling oil are complementary
So when the public was still complacent about the fact that they had already obtained this cooling oil, they didn't know that Jin Xiaoqiang had already dug the next pit for them
And BMW is so rash to engage in a new turbine, which seems to be going to overpower Huayang Power, of course Jin Xiaoqiang doesn't mind giving him a head-on blow (to be continued, if you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation)