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Engine Thermal Management
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febi Engine Thermal Management Parts
A combustion engine must operate in a certain temperature window in order to function optimally. To prevent the engine from overheating and causing serious damage to the mechanics, the heat generated by the engine cooling system during engine operation must be effectively dissipated to the environment.
In order to meet the high requirements for safety, comfort and economy, almost no sub-assembly gets by without electronic control anymore. This can also be seen in the cooling system, which ensures perfect and efficient engine operation thanks to ingenious thermo management.
Thermal management fulfils the essential task of ensuring engine functionality in all operating and weather conditions.
Thanks to the cooling circuit it prevents overheating and, on the other hand, ensures that the engine quickly reaches the required operating temperature. This ensures that as little pollutants as possible are generated during combustion in the engine compartment.
In order to ensure reliable engine thermal management, the maintenance intervals prescribed by the vehicle manufacturer should be strictly adhered to. Correspondingly, great emphasis should also be placed on quality in this area.
Ferdinand Bilstein offers a comprehensive range of products in the field of engine thermal management in tested original equipment quality. These include thermostats, fan couplings, cooling expansion tanks and water pumps.
febi Engine Thermal Management Components
The Advantages at a Glance
Long service life
Strict quality standards
Precision fit
Compliance with the
requirements of vehicle manufacturers
Switched Water Pumps
Efficiant Innovation
If the vehicle is cold when started, no cooling is required. However, higher cooling performance is required when the engine is subjected to high loads. Sensors detect the vehicle status and the engine management unit then calculates the necessary cooling power.
The electromagnetic water pump allows this custom control, adapted to the cooling performance required by the situation. Depending on the vehicle, up to 1.5 percent fuel can be saved this way. In addition, the environment is also saved, since the emission limits for the Euro 5 and Euro 6 exhaust standards can be achieved.
Switched water pumps also have other advantages. If the water pump is not needed and its output is reduced by up to 50 percent, the energy consumption is correspondingly lower. Thus the saved engine power is available for the drivetrain or other consumption. Conventional, non-switched water pumps, on the other hand, always run at full power.
Engine Thermal Management at a Glance
High performance for a perfectly running engine
The water pump must operate at maximum performance in every vehicle. Only optimal coolant circulation ensures the perfect operation of the engine.
This is why Ferdinand Bilstein relies on its know-how as a manufacturer for this important product group.
Nearly 30,000 commercial water pumps are manufactured annually on modern, CNC machines in our own production plant near the company headquarters in Ennepetal.
This makes up about 36 percent of the complete water pump range offered by Ferdinand Bilstein.
Fan coupling: For fresh air
The Fan coupling is an important component for vehicle cooling. In older vehicles, there are still Fan clutches that are not electronically controlled.
They consist of two discs, between which there is liquid (silicone oil). One disc is driven by the engine, the other is connected to the fan blades. If cooling is required, a bimetallic spring ensures that the liquid between the discs is transferred by adhesion to the other disc.
The more modern version is an electronically controlled fan coupling. It is similar in construction, but the fine regulation of the engine control unit replaces the rough regulation of the bimetallic spring. This saves fuel and relieves the environment.
