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          CONTENTS

          Introduction  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 5
              Combustion measurement technology from AVL  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 6
              Pressure sensors for combustion analysis from AVL  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8
              Setup of the measurement chain  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10

          Product selection guide  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                 13

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             How to choose the right sensor and accessory  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                                                                                         14
             The use and interpretation of icons  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                                                        14
             Table of mounting types  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                          16
             Decision tree for cylinder pressure sensors  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                                                                           17
             Comparision chart of sensor specifications  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                                                                            18
             Accessory configuration chart  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                                         20
             Explanation of datasheet terms  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                                              22

          Pressure sensors  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 29
             Sensors for engine development  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 30
             Sensors for engine monitoring  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 76

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          Accessories  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 85
             Adaptors  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 86
             Machining tools  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 92
             Mounting tools  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 94
             Gaskets, dummy plugs and flame arrestors  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 98
             Cables & couplings  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 101

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             Cooling system  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 104
             Special accessories  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 106

          Service & calibration  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 112
             Sensor calibration  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 112
             Ramp calibration unit  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 113

          Index                  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   116

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          Impressum                                  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    122

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PRESSURE SENSORS FOR COMBUSTION ANALYSIS - AVL
Introduction
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          INTRODUCTION

          Combustion measurement technology from AVL
            - Challenge .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   6
            - Complete toolbox .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                       7
          		 - Pressure sensors .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                  7
          		 - Indicating charge amplifiers .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                7
          		 - Indicating data acquisition .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                           7

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          		 - Indicating software . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                      7

          Pressure sensors for combustion analysis from AVL
             - Sensor portfolio for combustion analysis .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                                     8
             - Quality standards and fabrication techniques .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                                                   8
             - Research and development .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                     9
             - Precision manufacturing and assembly .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                                      9

          Setup of the measurement chain
             - Measuring pressure signals .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10
             - Processing pressure signals .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11

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PRESSURE SENSORS FOR COMBUSTION ANALYSIS - AVL
Introduction // Expertise and high quality pressure sensors from AVL

COMBUSTION MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY FROM AVL

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                                                                                                                             AVL Pressure sensors
                                                                                                                             A precise, stable, and highly accurate cylinder pressure signal
                                                                                                                             delivered by the pressure sensor is the basis for high quality
                                                                                                                             combustion analysis. AVL provides a wide range of the sensors

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                                                                                                                             needed for combustion analysis tasks.

                                                                                                                             AVL Indicating charge amplifiers
                                                                                                                             Modular amplifier systems are available with different features
                                                                                                                             for the signal conditioning. The portfolio goes from amplifiers with
                                                                                                                             basic options to high-end solutions with intelligent signal condition-
                                                                                                                             ing and calculation of indicating parameters.

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                                                                                                                             AVL Indicating data acquisition
                                                                                                                             Indicating systems from AVL provide data acquisition and calculated
                                                                                                                             indicating parameters in real time. They allow the full integration
                                                                                                                             into modern automation and application systems, which keep the
                                                                                                                             flexibility for customer specific adaptations.

Challenge                                                                                                                    AVL Indicating software

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These days, legislation acts as a major driving force in the automotive indus-                                               AVL IndiComTM and AVL CONCERTOTM are professional indicating
try and pushes current development trends. Effective drive systems with the                                                  and post-processing software tools from AVL. They offer powerful
lowest emissions possible, at moderate costs, will be in high demand for all                                                 calculation tools, measurement automation, and professional
engine sizes. At the same time, the market is changing rapidly as a result of                                                visualization, combined with an easy-to-use interface.
new manufacturers appearing on the market and intensifying the competitive
pressure on all OEMs. All these circumstances lead to radically shortened

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development cycles in general. Due to peripheral conditions, combustion
analysis will increasingly become the central focus of tests because future
engine maps, for example, will incorporate several combustion concepts.
Therefore all test engineers, calibration engineers, development engineers,      Complete toolbox
as well as test-field managers are facing increasing complexity and need         AVL is worldwide the only supplier that is able to offer solutions for the complete
stronger interaction and correlation between combustion analysis results.        field of combustion analysis. Based on detailed knowledge and experience
                                                                                 in the methodology of combustion analysis, AVL has created practical tools
                                                                                 and devices that make the complex thermodynamic processes in the engine
                                                                                 visible and understandable.

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Introduction // Expertise and high quality pressure sensors from AVL

PRESSURE SENSORS FOR COMBUSTION ANALYSIS FROM AVL

                                                                                                                                                          Introduction
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                                                                       Sensor portfolio for                    Research and
                                                                       combustion analysis                     development
                                                                       AVL offers sensors for a wide           To achieve the desired precision,

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                                                                       range of combustion analysis            the design of every single part
                                                                       applications. Sensors for measure-      requires high-tech know-how
                                                                       ment of the combustion pressure         from the development department,
                                                                       are available, as well as sensors for   along with innovative computer
                                                                       absolute pressure measurements          aided modeling algorithms. One
                                                                       in injection lines and hydraulic        example of the unique methods
                                                                       systems. TDC (top dead center)          AVL practices is the use of trimmed
                                                                       sensors and sensors for needle lift     piezo elements together with the
                                                                       and valve lift can be found in the      Double Shell™ design of the sensor
                                                                       portfolio as well. The precise deter-   housing. This helps to reduce any
                                                                       mination of the crankshaft position     negative influences on the signal
                                                                       can be achieved with AVL crank          below the detectable level and

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                                                                       angle encoders.                         ensures optimum results.

                                                                       Quality standards and                   Precision manufacturing
                                                                       fabrication techniques                  and assembly
                                                                       To carefully control the entire         A piezoelectric sensor consists of
                                                                       fabrication process, AVL manu-          up to 15 parts. Some of them are
                                                                       factures all of its critical sensor     just a few tenths of a millimeter in
                                                                       parts in-house. Our own advanced        size. This requires fabrication
                                                                       processes were developed for            tolerances similar to those for

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                                                                       temperature resistant coatings,         optical parts and assembly
                                                                       clean room mounting, plasma             techniques like those used for
                                                                       welding, and state-of-the-art           mechanical watches. The core of
                                                                       calibration and testing procedures.     every piezoelectric sensor is a set
                                                                       To guarantee the customer the           of piezoelectric crystals. Uncooled
                                                                       highest quality standards, every        sensors from AVL use the patented

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                                                                       single sensor goes to the test bed      crystal material GaPO4 which is
                                                                       and is tested on a real engine and      fabricated only at the AVL head-
                                                                       calibrated before it is sold.           quarters in Austria.

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Introduction // Combustion analysis with piezoelectric sensors

SETUP OF THE MEASUREMENT CHAIN

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                                                                                   Pressure sensor:                         Measurement cable:                       Charge amplifier:
                                                                                   Piezoelectric pressure sensors           The high impedance measurement           To allow effective signal process-
                                                                                   work on the principle of electrical      cable is used to transmit the electri-   ing the generated charge is
                                                                                   charge output of certain crystals        cal charge. Due to the relatively low    converted to a voltage signal by
                                                                                   under mechanical load. Therefore         electrical charge output of pressure     means of a charge amplifier. The

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                                                                                   they represent an active mea-            sensors, the connection quality          signal is then sent to the data
                                                                                   suring element with the output           between the sensor and the charge        acquisition unit.
                                                                                   charge being proportional to the         amplifier is crucial.
                                                                                   pressure applied.

Measuring pressure signals                                                       Processing pressure signals

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The first three components of the measurement chain in a typical indicating      After the charge is converted into a voltage by the amplifier, the analog signal
setup consist of the pressure sensor, a connecting cable and the charge          is sent to a data acquisition unit like the AVL IndiSet Advanced™. It serves
amplifier. These components are the most critical parts in the entire            as the link from the analog pressure measurement into the digital domain of
measurement chain. This is because the measured charge signal is still           data processing. Together with a crank angle encoder and software like AVL
very sensitive to external influences like electromagnetic fields. Therefore     IndiCom™ the unit allows real time combustion analysis. Post processing
the quality of signal transmission in the first three steps of the measurement   with AVL Concerto™ offers all sorts of analytical algorithms from standard
chain will define the absolute achievable precision.                             processing to customized algorithms.

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Introduction      guide
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           Product Selection Guide

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Product
           How to choose the right sensor and accessory .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 14

           The use and interpretation of icons .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                               14
              - Icons of strength / Measurement task .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                    14
              - Icons of key features .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    15
           		 - Gallium Orthophosphate .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                              15

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           		 - Double Shell™ .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   15
           		 - SDM Sensor Data Management .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                     15
           			 SID Sensor Identification .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                        15
           			 SIC Sensor Identification Cable .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                          15
           			 SDC Sensor Data Connector .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                    15
           			 SDB Sensor Database. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                    15

           Table of mounting types .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 16

           Decision tree for cylinder pressure sensors .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 17

           Comparison chart of sensor specifications .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Accessories
           Accessory configuration chart. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 20

           Explanation of datasheet terms .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 22

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Service & calibration
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Index
Product selection guide

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SENSOR AND ACCESSORY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Introduction
Each measurement task and application requires a                   The product selection guide starts with a list of common        Icons of key features
specific solution to achieve maximum precision and high            questions and problems that a customer typically faces
quality data. AVL offers a complete range of pressure sen-         in the decision making process when selecting a sensor.                                          Gallium Orthophosphate GaPO4 – Patented unique high temperature

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               guide
sors and accessories for combustion analysis. In order to          Depending on how the question is answered, a page                                                resistant crystal material for high durability and excellent linearity

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     selectionguide
                                                                                                                                                           GaPO4
make the choice of the right equipment more convenient,            reference within a chapter is given, which can act as a                                          Today, GaPO4 is by far the best suited piezoelectric material to be used in
AVL offers several tools.                                          starting point in selecting the correct pressure sensor.                                         sensor applications. It has a combination of several unique properties that

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Productselection
                                                                                                                                                                    make it the first choice. It has unparalleled stability up to a temperature of
                                                                                                                                                                    970°C with twice the sensitivity of quartz and performs better with respect to
   Question                                                          Answer gives                                      Page
                                                                                                                                                                    sensitivity shifts if compared to Langasite crystals. The outstanding stability of
                                                                                                                                                                    GaPO4 gives AVL the ability to produce pressure sensors which show excel-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Product
   “How can sensors be quickly classified
     according to their performance and usability?”                  The use and interpretation of icons               14                                           lent measurement behavior, even at high temperatures and pressures. The
   “Which sensor type is necessary in which                                                                                                                        inherent physical rigidity of GaPO4 allows the realization of excellent signal
     mounting situation?”                                            Table of mounting types                           16                                           qualities in very compact designs. For details see also page 24.
   “Which cylinder pressure sensor is typically                     Decision tree for cylinder
     best suited for a certain application?”                         pressure sensors                                  17
   “How does a specific sensor perform                              Comparison chart of sensor

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Pressure sensors
     compared to others?”                                            specifications                                    18                                           Double Shell™ - Mechanically decouples the crystals from the housing for
   “Which accessory goes best with a specific
                                                                                                                                                           double
                                                                                                                                                            shell   premium signal quality
     sensor?”                                                        Accessory configuration chart                     20                                           The piezoelectric elements are supposed to measure only the pressure
   “Which datasheet terms are important and                                                                                                                        changes which are caused by the combustion process. Due to their high sen-
     what do they mean?”                                             Explanation of datasheet terms                    22                                           sitivity, these elements are also susceptible to any other kind of applied pres-
                                                                                                                                                                    sure. For example, the mechanical stress which occurs due to mounting the
                                                                                                                                                                    sensor into the mounting bore of the engine can cause a misreading of the
The use and interpretation of icons                                type, the strength, indicates how well a sensor is suited for                                    combustion pressure. The Double Shell™ is a special design feature which
“How can sensors be quickly classified according to                a specific measurement task or application field. Further,                                       allows isolation of the piezoelectric measuring elements from any of these
their performance and usability?” The icons used in the            the icons for strength are rated from one to three stars                                         negative influences and helps to ensure absolute measurement precision.
datasheets and in the comparison chart help to quickly             (standard, good, excellent suitability). The second type,
classify a sensor according to its strengths and key               the key feature, gives information about which special

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Accessories
features. There are two different types of icons. The first        technical component or design features the sensor has.

                                                                                                                                                                    SDM Sensor Data Management – Increasing efficiency due to organized
                                                                                                                                                            SDM
   Icons of strength / measurement task                                                                                                                             workflow
                                                                                                                                                                    SDM guarantees end-to-end automated data transfer and thus ensures error-
                  Toughness / knock applications                          Examples: Analysis of knocking combustion,                                                free measurements. This solution covers the complete measurement chain

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Service & calibration
                  Purpose: Specially designed to withstand under          operation under high engine loads, supercharged                                           running from the sensor to the post-processing software. AVL Sensor Data
                  extreme and harsh conditions.                           engines                                                                                   Management™ SDM consists of several hardware and software components:

                                                                                                                                                                    •   SID Sensor Identification (see picture top left)
     IMEP         Precision / thermodynamic analysis                      Examples: Measurements for heat release and                                               •   SIC Sensor Identification Cable (see picture top right)
                  Purpose: Very highly accurate measurements              friction loss calculations                                                                •   SDC Sensor Data Connector (see picture bottom left)
                  for critical thermodynamic analysis.                                                                                                              •   SDB Sensor Data Base (see picture bottom right)

                                                                                                                                                                    For details see also page 26.
      non
                  Durability / endurance testing                          Examples: Onboard monitoring of large marine or
      stop
                  Purpose: Permanent, non-stop monitoring.                stationary engines

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Index
Product selection guide

TABLE OF MOUNTING TYPES                                                                                                               DECISION TREE FOR CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSORS
“Which sensor type is necessary in which mounting situation?”                                                                         “Which cylinder pressure sensor is typically best suited to a certain application?”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Introduction
Depending on the engine and measurement task for which a pressure sensor                                                              With a certain application in mind this diagram allows to identify the recommended standard indicating solution.
is required, specific sensor types should be used. The choice of the sensor                                                           Depending on the detailed measurement task it can be that other sensor types might be suitable as well.
type typically defines the maximum achievable precision. In general, two

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families of mounts can be distinguished. One is the situation where a modifi-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                selectionguide
cation of the cylinder head of the engine, e.g. drilling and milling of indicating
passages is possible and the other where modifications are not possible. If

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Productselection
the available space is very limited or a modification is not possible, a glow- or                                                        Start     small sized engines    modification of    yes                     general purpose    GH15D
spark-plug adaptor solution is an option. On the other hand, if a modification of                                                                  e.g.: motorbikes,      engine possible?                                              GH14P + AH45
the cylinder head is allowed, it opens up the choices between several sizes of                                                                     chain saws                                                        thermodynamic      GH15D + PH03
threaded, plug or probe type sensors.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Product
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     knock analysis     GH14DK

                                                                                                                                                                                             no       gasoline       spark-plug         ZI21
                                                                                                                                                                                                      diesel         glow-plug          GH13G

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pressure sensors
     Cylinder pressure                                                                                                                             medium sized engines   modification of    yes                     general purpose    GU21D
                                                                                                                                                   e.g.: passenger cars   engine possible?                                              GU24D
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     thermodynamic      GH14D + PH03
     Mechanical modifications of cylinder head                                                       Use of existing standard bores
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        GU22C + PH04
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     knock analysis     GH14DK
                     P                                C                                   D                  Z             G                                                                                                            GU22CK + PH04
                  probe                              plug                               thread          spark-plug     glow-plug
                                                                                                                                                                                             no       gasoline       spark-plug         ZI31
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        GH13Z-24/31 + ZF43
                                                                                                                                                                                                      diesel         glow-plug          GH13G
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        GH14P + AG04

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Accessories
                                                                                                                                                   large sized engines                                               general purpose    QC34D
                                                                                                                                                   e.g.: powertrain                                                  thermodynamic      GH14D
                                                                                                                                                   stationary marine                                                                    GU24D
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     monitoring         GO31D/DA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Service & calibration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        GO41D/DA

                                                                                                                                                   racing engines                                                                       GR14D
     • s lim sensor design            • less thermal deformation         • best heat dissipation   • n o indicating passages
     • also for spark-/ glow-plug     • less influence of mounting bor   • simple installation        necessary
        adaptation                                                                                   • custom tailored design

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Index
Product selection guide

COMPARISON CHART OF SENSOR SPECIFICATIONS
“How does a specific sensor perform compared to others?”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Introduction
To get an overview of the portfolio of pressure sensors, this chart can be used to
compare a selected sensor with others. The most important features and parameters
are listed for all pressure sensors. The compatible accessories are listed on page 20.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sealing                                         Cable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cyclic
           Pressure sensor                   Measurement task                          Mounting type                                                                  Thread / bore diameter                                                                                                                                                                                                                              SDM                            Pressure range                                                                                                         Sensitivity                                                                                                                                                                                           Natural frequency                                                              Page
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   type                                         connection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             temperature drift

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Productselection
                                      Precision   Toughness Durability

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Mirco-Dot 10-32 UNF
                                         IMEP
                                                                       non

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Burklin 70F 8251
                                                                       stop

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Shoulder sealed
                                                                                              Threaded type

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Product
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LEMO - 6 pin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      < ± 0.35 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Double Shell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Front sealed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               M12 - 8 pin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               temperature
                                                                                                                                                                                            M12 x 1.25
                                                                                                                                                                                                         M14 x 1.25
                                                     applications

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ø 4.25 mm

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        < ± 0.3 bar

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     < ± 0.4 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   < ± 0.5 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 < ± 0.6 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               < ± 0.7 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             < ± 0.8 bar
                                                                                                                      Spark-plug
                                                                      Endurance

                                                                                                                                                          M7 x 0.75
                                                                                                                                                                      M8 x 0.75

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Ø 4.3 mm
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Ø 6.3 mm

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        12 pC/bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    16 pC/bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                19 pC/bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            20 pC/bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        34 pC/bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    35 pC/bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                45 pC/bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            68 pC/bar
                                                                                                                                   Glow-plug

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Maximum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Ø 10 mm

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2000 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3000 bar
                                                                                  Plug type

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   M3x0.35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             M4x0.35
                                                                                                                                               M5 x 0.5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        100 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  115 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            130 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      160 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                165 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          170 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             8 pC/bar
                                                                                                                                                                                  M10 x 1
                                       dynamic
                                       Thermo-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       100 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 200 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           250 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     300 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               350 bar

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           50 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    69 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             85 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      90 kHz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               96 kHz
                                       analyis

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10 bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            GaPO4
                                                     Knock

                                                                                                              Probe

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0 bar
                                                                      tests

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                SDC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    SID
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          SIC
 Cylinder pressure
                       GH14D                                                                     •                                               •                                                                                                                   •                                        •                                                                                 •            •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                              •                                                                                                                  •                                                                                                                                 •                              30
                       GH14DK                                                                    •                                               •                                                                                                                   •                                        •                                                                                 •            •      •                                                                 •                                        400°C                                              •                                                                                                                                              •                                                                                                                         •          32

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                       GH15D                                                                     •                                               •                                                                                                                   •                              •                                                                                           •            •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                              •                                                                                                                  •                                                                                                                                 •                              34
                       GH15DK                                                                    •                                               •                                                                                                                   •                              •                                                                                           •            •      •                                                                 •                                        400°C                                              •                                                                                                                                              •                                                                                                                         •          36
                       GR14D                                                                     •                                               •                                                                                                                   •                                        •                                                                                 •            •             •                                                •                                                  400°C                                  •                                                                                                                              •                                                                                                                                           •                    38
                       GH11C                                                        •                                                                                                                                   •                                                            •                        •                                                                                              •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                                          •                                                                                        •                                                                                                                                               •                              40
                       GH13P                              -                                                    •                                                                                                                    •                                •                              •                                                                                                        •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                  •                                                                                                                              •                                                                                                                       •                                        42
                       GH14P                              -                                                    •                                                                                                                    •                                •                              •                                                                                           •            •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                  •                                                                                                                              •                                                                                                                       •                                        44
                       GU21D                                                                     •                                                          •                                                                                                                        •                        •                                                                                              •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                                                                  •                                                                •                                                                                      •                                                                                       50
                       GU22C                                                        •                                                                                                                                                          •                                     •                        •                                                                                              •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                                                      •                                                                            •                                                                                                                 •                                                            52
                       GU22CK                                                       •                                                                                                                                                          •                                     •                        •                                                                                              •      •                                                                           •                              400°C                                                                      •                                                                                          •                                                                                          •                                                                     54
                       GG22C                                                        •                                                                                                                                                          •                                     •                        •                                                                                              •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                                                      •                                                                            •                                                                                                                 •                                                            56
                       GU24D                                                                     •                                                                      •                                                                                                            •                        •                                                                                 •            •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                                                                              •                       •                                                                                                                            •                                                                              58
                       GU24DE                                                                    •                                                                      •                                                                                                            •                        •                                                                                 •            •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                                                                              •                       •                                                                                                                            •                                                                              60

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Accessories
                       GH13G                              -                                                                          •                                                         -                                                                                                    •                                                                                                        •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                  •                                                                                                                              •                                                                                                                       •                                        62
                       ZI21                                                                                             •                                                          •                                                                                                 •              •                                                                                                        •                                                    •                                                            350°C           •                                                                                                                                                                   •                                                                                                         •                                        64
                       ZI31                                                                                             •                                                                     •                                                                                      •              •                                                                                                        •                                                    •                                                            350°C                      •                                                                                                                                                        •                                                                                                         •                                        66
                       GH13Z-24                                                                                •                                                                                                                    •                                •                              •                                                                                                        •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                  •                                                                                                                              •                                                                                                             •                                                  46
                       GH13Z-31                                                                                •                                                                                                                    •                                •                              •                                                                                                        •      •                                                       •                                                  400°C                                  •                                                                                                                              •                                                                                                             •                                                  48
                       QC34C                                                        •                                                                                                                                                                     •                          •                        •                                                                                                     •                                                       •                                                  350°C                                              •                                                                       •                                                                                                          •                                                                                                68
                       QC34D                                                                     •                                                                                 •                                                                                                 •                        •                                                                                                     •                                                       •                                                  350°C                                              •                                                                       •                                                                                                          •                                                                                                70

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Service & calibration
                       QC43D                                                                     •                                                                                                         •                                                                         •                                      •                                                                                                                                     •                                                            350°C                                                                                                          •                          •                                                                                  •                                                                                                         72
 Low-pressure
                       LP11DA                                                                    •                                               •                                                                                                                                   •                                                           •                                                                                             •                                                                               200°C                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  74
 Monitoring
                       GO31D                                                                     •                                                                                 •                                                                                                 •                        •                                                                                 •            •                                                              •                                                  350°C                                              •                                                                                                                                                             •                                      •                                                                              76
                       GO31DA                                                                    •                                                                                 •                                                                                                 •                                                                                            •             •            •                                                              •                                                  350°C                           13 mV/bar or 50 μA/bar                                                                                                                                                           •                                      •                                                                              78
                       GO41D                                                                     •                                                                                                         •                                                                         •                        •                                                                                 •            •                                                              •                                                  350°C                                              •                                                                                                                                                             •                                      •                                                                              80
                       GO41DA                                                                    •                                                                                                         •                                                                         •                                                                                            •             •            •                                                              •                                                  350°C                           13 mV/bar or 50 μA/bar                                                                                                                                                           •                                      •                                                                              82
 › Good,        › Very Good,      › Excellent, • › Standard,        › Optional

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Product selection guide

ACCESSORY CONFIGURATION CHART                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ACCESSORY CONFIGURATION CHART #
“Which accessory goes best with a specific sensor?”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Introduction
The chart below helps to identify the compatible accessory parts with a specific
pressure sensor. It can also be used to get information about whether a tool or com-
ponent for a previously obtained sensor can be used for a new sensor type as well.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          selectionguide
           Pressure sensor                                                                          Adaptors › P. 86                                                                                                                                       › P. 98                 › P. 99     › P. 96 › P. 100                               Cables & couplings › P. 101                                                            Machining tools › P. 92                                                                           Mounting tools › P. 94                                                                           Page

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                                                                                                                                                                                    Spark plug adaptor

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Glow plug adaptor

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Piezo-Input cable
                                                                                                                                                   Mounting nipples
                                                                                                                            Mounting sleeves

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Set of machining
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                dismounting tool
                                      Mounting torque

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Measuring cable

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Special tools for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Set of mounting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Cooling Adaptor

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Cable mounting
                                                                              Adaptor sleeves

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Flame arrestors

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Pin / Polygon-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Removal tool
                                                         Adaptor sets

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Sockets and
                                                                                                                                                                      Safety ring

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              spark-plug
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Step drills
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Couplings
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Dummies

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           wrenches
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tap drills

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              adaptors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Gaskets

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Gasket
                                      [N/m]

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         E127M
                                                                        AH01A

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          MD10
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                                                                                                                                                   AM04
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                                                                                                                                                   AM06

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                                                                        AH01

                                                                        AH06
                                                                        AH08
                                                                        AH13
                                                                        AH14
                                                                        AH15
                                                                        AH18
                                                                        AH28
                                                                        AH31
                                                                        AH35
                                                                        AH45
                                                                                                                        AH05
                                                                                                                        AH26
                                                                                                                        AH27

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                                                                                                                                                                                                         AG03
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                                                        AS02
                                                        AS29

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              AE04

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         CC31
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         CC41

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       E124
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  TC01
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                                                                                                                                                                                    ZF43

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       TA13
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           CI31

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           CI41
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           CI46
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           CI04
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           CI3V

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 Cylinder pressure
                     GH14D                1.5                           •   •                                                                                                                                                                                                      DG01        TD01            •       •                       •                 • • • •                •                 •                                   •                         •                            TS01 •                                                                                                       •                       30
                     GH14DK               1.5                           •   •                                                                                                                                                                                                      DG01        TD01            •       •                       •                 • • • •                •                 •                                   •                         •                            TS01 •                                                                                                       •                       32

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                     GH15D                1.5                           •   •                               •                                                                                                                                                                      DG24        TD13            •       •                  •                • •                          •                     •                                   •                     •                            TS21                              •                                                                                   • •            34
                     GH15DK               1.5                           •   •                               •                                                                                                                                                                      DG24        TD13            •       •                  •                • •                          •                     •                                   •                     •                            TS21                              •                                                                                   • •            36
                     GR14D                1.5                           •   •                                                                                                                                                                                                      DG01        TD01            •       •                       •                 • • • •                •                 •                                   •                         •                            TS01 •                                                                                                       •                       38
                     GH11C                1.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •                 • • •                  •                                                                                                                                                                                                                         •                       40
                     GH13P                1.5                                           •                           •                                                                                    •               •                                                         DG13        TD13            •       •                  •                • •                          •                                                                                                            TS21                              •                                                                                   • •            42
                     GH14P                1.5                                           •                           •                                                                                    •               •                                                         DG13        TD13            •       •                  •                • •                          •                                             •                             •                        •       TS21                              •                                                                                   • •            44
                     GU21D                 3                                    •                                                                                                                                                               SG03            TT17               DG04        TD01                                            •                 • • • •                •                               •                                       •                 •                  TS03                          •                                                                              •                       50
                     GU22C                10                       •                                    •                       •              •   •             •       •                                                                      SG02                               DG10        TD01                                  •         •                 • • • •                •                                                 •                                 •                    • TS02                        •                                     •                                            •                       52
                     GU22CK               10                       •                                    •                       •              •   •             •       •                                                                      SG02                               DG10        TD01                                  •         •                 • • • •                •                                                 •                                 •                    • TS02                        •                                     •                                            •                       54
                     GG22C                10                       •                                    •                       •              •   •             •       •                                                                      SG02                               DG10        TD01                                  •         •                 • • • •                •                                                 •                                 •                    • TS02                        •                                     •                                            •                       56
                     GU24D                 6                                                                    •                                                                                                                               SG21            TT33               DG09        TD01                                            •                 • • • •                •                                                                                                            TS03                          •                                                                              •                       58
                     GU24DE                6                                                                                                                                                                                                    SG21            TT33               DG25        TD01                                            •                 • • • •                •                                                                                                            TS03                          •                                                                              •                       60

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                     GH13G                 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              •                •                            •                                                                                                                                      •                                         •                                                                62
                     ZI21            10-15                                                                                                                                                                                                      SG23                                                                                      •                •                            •                                                                                                                                                      • •               •                            • • •                        • •            64
                     ZI31            15-25                                                                                                                                                                                                      SG33                                                                                      •                •                            •                                                                                                                                                      • •               •                            • • •                        • •            66
                     GH13Z-24         1.5 (1)                                                                                                                                           •                                                       SG43                                                           •       •                  •                •                            •                                                                                                            TS21                              •                                                                                   • •            46
                     GH13Z-31         1.5 (1)                                                                                                                                           •                                                       SG43                                                           •       •                  •                •                            •                                                                                                            TS21                              •                                                                                   • •            48
                     QC34C                15            •                           •                                   •                                                                                                                       SG20            TT15               DG05        TD01                                            •                 • • • •                •                                                                                                                                  •                                                                                      •                       68
                     QC34D                10                                                •       •                                                                                                                                           SG20            TT15               DG06        TD01                                            •                 • • • •                •                                                                                                        •                     •                                                          •                               •                       70

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                     QC43D                20                                                    •                                                                                                                                               SG05            TT14               DG07        TD01                                                 •                                 • •                                                                                                                                  •                                                                                      •                       72
 Low-pressure
                     LP11DA                4                                                                                                                                                                                      •                                                DL01                                                                                                              •                                                                                                                                                       •                                                                            74
 Monitoring
                     GO31D           15-20                                                                                                                                                                                                      SG20            TT15               DG11        TD01                                            •                 • • • •                •                                                                                                        •                                                                       •                                        •                       76
                     GO31DA          15-20                                                                                                                                                                                                      SG20            TT15               DG06        TD01                                                                                                                                                                                              •                                                       •                                                        •                       78
                     GO41D           20-25                                                                                                                                                                                                      SG05            TT14               DG12        TD01                                            •                 • • • •                •                                                                                                                              •                                                                                          •                       80
                     GO41DA          20-25                                                                                                                                                                                                      SG05            TT14               DG15        TD01                                                                                                                                                                                                                        •                                                                                      •                       82
 › in combination with an adaptor   (1)
                                          › mounting torque to mount the spark-plug into the cylinder head is 15 - 20 Nm for aluminium alloys

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Datasheet Information
How to interpret datasheet parameters / Which specification is crucial for a certain application?

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List of all specs with their definition and how important they are in context with the specific application.                       The maximum misreading within               middle of the spark plug. Spark-        the document AT4370E which you
                                                                                                                                   one cycle due to this thermal effect        plugs with an integrated pressure       can request from your technical
                                                                                                                                   is called cyclic temperature drift or       sensor require a small eccentricity     sales support.
A

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                                             the intake and outlet valves on the          of cables of other suppliers. Due to     thermal shock error.                        of the electrode due to the limited

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                                             valve seat and which are transmit-           small incompatibilities the ceramic      The cyclic temperature drift is one         available space. The eccentricity
Acceleration sensitivity [bar/g]             ted by structure-borne noise.                insulator inside the sensor gets         of the most significant parameters          should be always chosen as small        Excitation voltage [V]

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                                                                                          permanently damaged and proper           for thermodynamic analysis. This            as possible.                            The excitation voltage is the driver-
                                                                                          signal transmission can not be           is due to the fact that it acts over a                                              voltage of the Wheatstone bridge
                                             B                                            guaranteed.                              large crank angle range. The influ-                                                 circuit used for the SL31D line
                                                                                                                                   ence on quantities that are integrat-       Electric strength [V]                   pressure sensors. This value is only

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                                             Burn off resistance [ ]                                                               ed over one cycle (e.g. the indicated       Based on the design of the center       of importance if the sensor is oper-
                                             The burn off resistance of a spark-          Capacitance [F]                          mean effective pressure IMEP) is            electrode the electric strength indi-   ated not with an AVL amplifier.
                                             plug is limiting the electric current        In principle, the capacitance is the     therefore significant. Consequently         cates the maximum electric voltage
                                             between the electrodes during the            ability of a device to hold electrical   the smaller the cyclic temperature          the spark-plug can carry before un-
Figure 1                                     flashover. This value has no influ-          charge between electrodes.               drift is the higher is the accuracy of      wanted flashovers occur. This value     F
                                             ence on the measurement perfor-              Old amplifier technologies required      the measurement.                            can be chosen as large as possible.

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Inertial forces due to vibration             mance of the pressure sensor.                this value for accurate measure-         It is crucial how the procedure                                                     Front sealed
or shock can cause an apparent                                                            ments. In state of the art indicating    of how to measure this value is                                                     Front sealed sensors have the seal-
change of the output signal. This                                                         measurement systems this value           defined. At the moment there ex-            Electrode gap [mm]                      ing surface at the rim of the sensor
parameter has to be as small as              Burst pressure [bar]                         has no practical relevance anymore       ists no standard procedure which            The optimal Electrode Gap of a          membrane. This kind of sealing
possible.                                    The burst pressure characterizes             and therefore no influence on the        defines under which conditions the          spark plug is determined by the         prevents deposits in the thread
The acceleration sensitivity of water-       the maximum pressure before a                signal quality.                          cyclic drift has to be measured. This       Final Compression Pressure (FCP)        and can be important for long
cooled pressure sensors is addition-         sensor gets destroyed. The oper-                                                      makes a direct comparison between           from the compression stroke, as         time monitoring installations. Front
ally influenced by the mass of the           ating pressure has to be always                                                       values of different manufactur-             this is a convenient metric that is     sealed mounting requires always
cooling water in the pressure sensor         smaller to guarantee save operation.         Cooling rate [l/h]                       ers almost impossible. At AVL the           roughly proportional to the demand      a recessed mounting. Depending
and tubes. It is usually significantly                                                    Quartz sensors require active            measuring conditions are chosen             voltage required to jump the gap        on the mechanical strength of the
higher than in uncooled pressure                                                          water cooling. The cooling rate is       in that way that they are as critical       in the spark plug. It is necessary      cylinder head the recessing of the
sensors. For pressure measure-               C                                            a constant flow rate of the water        as possible. The values given in this       to match the spark-plug specifica-      membrane results in an indicat-

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ments at positions with high ac-                                                          trough the sensor at a certain           catalog are measured on a DI diesel         tions exactly to have reliable firing   ing channel. If the dimensions of
celeration load, such as close to the        Cable connection                             pressure. This rate has influence        engine at 1300 rpm and an IMEP of           of the engine and to insure that the    this indicating channel are not well
intake or exhaust valves but also            The cable connection specifies the           on the thermal sensitivity change.       7 bar. The choice of the combustion         demand voltage is not exceeding         chosen, pipe oscillations can occur.
in racing engines at high speed,             type and size of the electric con-           That explains also the reason why        engine type for the determination of        component limits to avoid perma-        This physical effect can limit the
pressure sensors with low accelera-          nection of sensor and piezoelectric          the value for the thermal sensitivity    cyclic drift is significant. Additionally   nent damage of the spark-plug sen-      signal resolution during the mea-
tion sensitivity should be used. The         cable. Most of the piezoelectric             change of water cooled sensors is        to the AVL standard values for ∆p,          sor assembly. The tolerance limits      surement. On the other hand front

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sensor is rated on its axial accelera-       pressure sensors are equipped with           stated in %/°C and not in %.             ∆pmi and ∆pmax are stated to ease           in a spark-plug like ZI21, ZI31         sealed sensors show in principal a
tion sensitivity. In case of specially       either a M3x0.35 or a M4x0.35                                                         comparison with sensors from other          and ZF43 regarding the maximum          better thermal conductivity to the
acceleration compensated sen-                connector. Older sensor types like,                                                   manufacturers. These values are             voltage is due to the nature of the     cylinder head than shoulder sealed
sors, like the GR14D, additionally           e.g. some water cooled quartz                Cyclic temperature drift [bar]           measured at 9 bar IMEP and 1500             design not as high as in conven-        sensors and can reduce thermal ef-
the radial acceleration sensitivity          piezoelectric sensors, use so called         Due to the fact that the membrane        rpm on a typical gasoline engine.           tional spark-plugs.                     fects and improve signal precision.
is stated. The figure 1 shows an             Micro-Dot 10-32 UNF connec-                  of the sensor is periodically heated                                                 The evaluation of the final compres-    Shoulder sealed sensors seal at
example of the influence of accel-           tors. Line pressure sensors have a           by the combustion in the cylinder                                                    sion pressure for the desired opera-    the upper end of the housing and
eration on the pressure signal. The          LEMO – 6 pin plug (FGG.OB.306.               the local temperature at the mem-        E                                           tion point of the engine is therefore   results in almost no mechanical
high frequency oscillations super-           CLAD56). Monitoring sensors                  brane changes periodically. Similar                                                  critical and has to be matched          stress on the membrane. It allows
imposed on the pressure signal are           require either an M4x0.35 or an              to the thermal sensitivity change the    Eccentricity [mm]                           carefully to the application and        also a flush mounted membrane
caused in this specific measure-             M12-8 pin connector.                         output signal gives a wrong pressure     In a standard spark plug the center         operating point of the engine. For      which eliminates the chance for
ment arrangement by the impact of            AVL does not recommend the use               value due to change of temperature.      electrode is exactly in the axial           detailed instructions please refer to   pipe oscillations.

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G                                       from α-quartz by replacing silicon        sured between the electrodes of the     As the sensitivity defines how much      The resulting permanent zero-line       Mounting torque [Nm]
                                        alternatively with gallium and phos-      sensor (electrical contacts of the      signal is generated per pressure         deviation has no relevance due          Each sensor, adaptor and threaded
Gallium Orthophosphate GaPO4            phorus, see Figure 2.                     connector). Piezoelectric sensors       unit it is furthermore expected that     to drift compensating modes of          connector needs to be mounted

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                                        α-Gallium Orthophosphate is stable        have to have a resistance in the        this sensitivity is the same for all     modern charge-amplifiers and            with a specific torque. This ensures

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                                        up to a temperature of 933 °C and         range of more than 1012 to ensure       applied pressures. A variation in        is only mentioned for the sake of       save operation and best perfor-
                                        above that changes into the high          proper operation.                       this context is defined by the term      completeness.                           mance of all components. To apply

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                                        cristobalite type.                        The higher the resistivity the better   called linearity. The maximum                                                    the right torque, tools like calibrated
                                        The excellent thermal behaviour and       the sensor performs in quasi-static     deviation (+A, -A) is expressed as a                                             torque wrenches should be used.
                                        high sensitivity of Gallium Orthophos-    measurements. If liquids, moisture      percentage of the maximum pres-          M
                                        phate have made great advances            or particles contaminate the con-       sure of the measuring range which

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                    Crystal structure
                    of Gallium
                    Orthophosphate.
                                        over quartz and Langasite crystals        nector or start to enter the interior   is called the full scale output (FSO).   Max. temperature of plug seat [°C]      N
                                        possible especially when building         of the sensor the electrical resis-     This value should be as close to         This temperature defines the maxi-
                                        uncooled miniature pressure sensors.      tance can drop. This indicates that     zero as possible.                        mum allowed temperature of the          Natural frequency [Hz]
The GaPO4 is the patented high          Langasite crystals tend to have higher    the sensor needs to be serviced                                                  plug seat of a spark-plug adaptor.      The natural frequency is the lowest
temperature resistant piezoelectric     longitudinal sensitivities than Gallium   immediately by the manufacturer.                                                                                         possible frequency of free (non-
material developed by AVL. It allows    Orthophosphate. But, if measure-                                                  Load change drift [bar/s]                                                        forced) oscillations in the measur-

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high signal linearity and tempera-      ment accuracy and precision are                                                                                            Measuring range [bar]                   ing element of a fully assembled
ture stability like no other material   of importantance, terms like the          L                                                                                This is the pressure range in which     pressure sensor.
on the market. The crystal material     sensitivity change and linearity of a                                                                                      the sensor works according to its       This value should be at low engine
is grown and manufactured only in       sensor are more relevant. These are       Lifetime [Number of cycles]                                                      specifications. For analysis of the     speeds at least 50 kHz.
the headquarters of AVL. Even if the    the areas where GaPO4 performs            The number of cycles of alternat-                                                cylinder pressure this range should     At high engine speeds the moving
hydrothermal growing process of         superior. The importance of the           ing pressure loads up to which the                                               be at least 0…200bar.                   actions of the valves generate main-
GaPO4 takes several months, AVL         sensitivity change becomes clear          pressure sensor retains its mea-                                                 Under severe conditions like            ly high frequency noise. This noise
produces this piezoelectric material    in context with the sensor housing.       surement performance. This value                                                 supercharged engines and under          can become visible as an artefact
in high quantities. In numbers this     Designing a pressure sensor for           should be as large as possible.                                                  knocking the maximum pressure           in the measurement signal if the
means simultaneous growing of up        automotive applications requires that     The stated value can be only                                                     range becomes an issue. High            natural frequency is in the frequen-
to 300 crystals, which corresponds      the piezoelectric crystal needs to be     achieved under regular combus-                                                   pressure peaks can fatigue the          cy range of this noise. Therefore
to almost 200 kg crystal material       packed into a rigid sensor housing.       tion with standard fuels. Extreme                                                membrane and can make the               for testing with high engine speeds

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per year. Each crystal, having a size   The material of the sensor housing        operating conditions such as com-                                                sensor fail. The maximum allowed        the natural frequency of the sensor
larger than a man’s palm, gives in      has to be chosen in that way that         binations of very high temperature,     The load change drift is a slow drift    pressure is mainly defined by the       should be at least above 100 kHz.
the cutting process thousands of        the thermal expansion of the sen-         steep pressure rises, pre-ignition      of the pressure signal after a load      geometry and the material of the        By contrast with the term natural
thin slices and cubes which can be      sor housing and crystal cancel out        events like knocking, deformation       change which causes a change of          sensor membrane. The trade-off to       frequency, the basic resonance
used with high yield for hundreds of    to zero. With Langasite crystals this     of the mounting bore and corro-         temperature level and heat flux.         improved maximum pressure is in         frequency defines the frequency
pressure sensors.                       process is much more difficult and        sive media can reduce the sensor        The characteristic value for the load    most cases the decrease in resolu-      of the measurement quantity at
                                                                                                                          change drift is determined in real

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                                        results in higher design effort and       lifetime significantly.                                                          tion and sensitivity which is on the    which the pressure sensor gives
                                        costs. Gallium Orthophosphate allows                                              engine operation, by first running       other hand required for thermody-       the output signal with the highest
                                        much better the optimization of the                                               the engine at a specific load point      namic analysis.                         amplitude. Where there is little at-
                                        design what results in better sensors     Linearity [%]                           and then changing to motored                                                     tenuation, as it is generally the case
                                        with higher measurement precision.                                                mode by shutting off the fuel supply                                             for piezoelectric pressure sensors,
                                                                                                                          thus producing a quick change in         Mounting bore [mm]                      the basic resonance frequency is
                                                                                                                          the heating effect on the pressure       Diameter of the indicating bore         the same as the natural frequency
                                        I                                                                                 sensor (by a sudden load change).        for plug- and probe-types. The          1st order.
Figure 2                                                                                                                  The drift itself is defined by the       diameter of the mounting thread is
                                        Insulation resistance [ ]                                                         maximum change of the pressure           only listed for the thread-types (see
The crystal structure of Gallium        The insulation resistance is the                                                  level per unit of time and is called     “mounting thread”).
Orthophosphate can be derived           electrical (ohmic-) resistance mea-                                               maximum zero-line gradient dp/dt.

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O                                         The indicating channel represents       with built-in electronics. The differ-      Shock resistance [g]                    associated with one specific sensor       sence, is a memory device attached
                                          an acoustic resonator, which is         ence to SIC is that the SDC does            The maximum acceleration a sen-         it is necessary not to separate the       to the transducer and contains
Operating temperature range [°C]          excited by changes in pressure and      not store only the serial number,           sor can withstand without being         SIC from the sensor.                      information needed by a measure-

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Temperature range within the pres-        produces oscillations. This effect      but also all calibration data of the        permanently damaged. The higher                                                   ment instrument or control system

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sure sensor meets the specifications      is illustrated in Figure 3 where the    sensor. No connection to any data-          this value is the more rigid the sen-                                             to interface with a transducer.
of the data sheet. For typical com-       measured pressure curves relate         base or calibration file is required.       sor is against mechanical shocks.       SID

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bustion analysis this range should be     to indicating channels of different     On the other hand the data is only          In application fields with extremely    Acronym for Sensor Identification
at least 0…400°C. The temperature         lengths. Five pressure curves from      accessible locally and no additional        high engine speeds (racing) the         and is a part of the SDM Sensor           Thermal sensitivity change [%]
which is meant here is the average        single cycle measurements are           information can be stored.                  valve closing noise can cause sig-      Data Management system.                   This term classifies how the aver-
temperature at the mounting position.     shown for each indicating channel                                                   nificant influence on the measure-      A sensor with SID electronics has a       age temperature at the mounting

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                                          length. They have been shifted in                                                   ment signal. AVL developed for this     built-in electronic component with a      position is influencing the sensitiv-
                                          level to provide a clear overview.      SDM                                         area of application an acceleration     unique digital serial or identification   ity of the sensor. The maximum
Overload [bar]                                                                    Acronym for Sensor Data Manage-             compensated sensor, the GR14D           number. Connected to an AVL am-           change of sensitivity within a certain
                                                                                  ment. For an overview please refer          on page 38.                             plifier this identification number is     temperature range is expressed as
                                          R                                       to page 15.                                 The shock resistance is measured        read by the amplifier and allows the      a percentage of the nominal sensi-
                                                                                                                              in units of the gravitational accel-    system to identify which specific         tivity. The thermal sensitivity change

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                                          Resistance of insulator (spark-                                                     eration which equals to                 sensor is connected to the system         of water cooled quartz sensors
                                          plug) [ ]                               Sensitivity [C/bar]                         1 g = 9.81 m/s2 .                       and is measuring. The system can          depends additionally on the flow
                                          This is the ohmic resistance be-        DIN1319 defines sensitivity in this                                                 automatically request stored cali-        rate of the cooling water. The value
                                          tween the center electrode and the      context as the ratio how much elec-                                                 bration data from the SDB Sensor          for the thermal sensitivity change
                                          ceramic body of the insulator.          trical charge is generated per pres-        Shoulder sealed                         Database that corresponds to the          should be as small as possible.
                                                                                  sure unit (bar). This value should          Please refer to the term “Front         identified sensor. Additionally data
The overload is the maximum value                                                 be at least 10 pC/bar to generate           sealed” stated above for a definition   like total run-time, number of load
of pressure which the sensor can          S                                       good data.                                  and illustrations.                      cycles and peak pressures can be          Thermo shock error
withstand for short time periods. It is                                           The electrical charge is measured                                                   monitored and stored at the SDB           Refer to the explanation of “Cyclic
above the maximum pressure of the         SDB                                     in Coulomb (1 C = 109 pC). The                                                      Sensor Database.                          Temperature Drift” on page 22.
measuring range. This value should        Acronym for Sensor Database and         line pressure sensors (SL31D) are           SIC
be chosen as high as possible.            is a part of the SDM Sensor Data        based on a Wheatstone bridge and            Acronym for Sensor Identification

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At high pressures like this it can        Management system.                      give therefore a change in resistiv-        Cable and is a part of the SDM          T                                         Thread diameter [metric]
not be guaranteed that the sen-           The SDB is a central digital re-        ity of the measurement element              Sensor Data Management system.                                                    Diameter of the metric mounting
sor signal works according to the         pository for the management of the      instead of a generated charge.              The SIC fulfills the same purpose       TEDS                                      thread of thread-type sensors.
specifications but the sensor is not      sensor specific data. This point can    The nominal sensitivity is the mea-         as an SID. It carries like the SID a    Acronym for the IEEE 1451 stan-
permanently damaged.                      be either a local- or a network da-     sured sensitivity at 23°C.                  unique identification number which      dard for smart transducers.
                                          tabase. For each sensor, all calibra-   It might seem that it is important          allows the amplifiers from AVL to       A Transducer Electronic Data Sheet        W

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Service & calibration
                                          tion data is stored, the total number   to choose a sensor with very high           recognize and identify the sensor       (TEDS) is a standardized method
P                                         of performed cycles is monitored,       sensitivity. In fact sensitivities in the   which is currently connected to         of storing sensor and actuator            Weight [g]
                                          and service intervals can be sched-     range of 10 to 20 pC/bar are by far         the indicating system. The SID is       identification, calibration and           Physical weight of the sensor with-
Pipe oscillations [Hz]                    uled according to the testing needs.    sufficient especially with modern           integrated into the piezoelectric       manufacturer-related. TEDS for-           out the connecting cable.
                                                                                  charge amplifiers. Practically,             cable that connects a sensor to the     mats are defined in the IEEE1451
                                                                                  choosing sensors with very high             amplifier system. An SIC solution       interface standards developed by
                                          SDC                                     sensitivities can lead to unwanted          is an ideal way to upgrade sensors      a IEEE Committee. This standard
                                          Acronym for Sensor Data Connec-         signal overloads during measure-            without SID for SDM or if the sensor    describes a set of network-indepen-
                                          tor and is a part of the SDM Sensor     ments, especially under super-              design does not allow an integration    dent communication interfaces for
                                          Data Management system.                 charged or knocking conditions.             directly inside the sensor housing.     connecting transducers to instru-
                                          The sensor is connected to a piezo-                                                 To ensure that the unique identifi-     mentation systems-, and control/
                                          input cable which has a special plug                                                cation number of the SID is always      field networks. The TEDS, in es-
Figure 3

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GH14D                                                                IMEP
                                                                                   non
                                                                                   stop
                                                                                                      GaPO4
                                                                                                                SDM
                                                                                                                         double
TIGG1321A.01                                                                                                              shell

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Introduction
                                                      The GH14D allows very precise thermodynamic measurements
                                                      with a sensor of size M5. This is realized by thermally optimized
                                                      piezoelectric crystal elements and the special Double Shell™ design.
                                                      It decouples the piezoelectric elements from negative influences of

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Product selection guide
                                                      thermal expansion, and other mechanical stresses which can occur
                                                      due to the mounting of the sensor into the engine. The sensor is
                                                      equipped with built in SID for SDM.
                                                      A thermo protection can improve the accuracy even further,
                                                      see also page 100.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         sensors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Pressuresensors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Pressure
                                                          Specifications

                                                          Measuring range				 0…250 bar
                                                          Overload				 300 bar
                                                          Lifetime		        ≥		 108		                                 load cycles
                                                          Sensitivity				 19 pC/bar		                                 nominal
                                                          Linearity		                ≤ ± 0.3%		                       FSO
                                                          Natural frequency		        ~		 160 kHz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Accessories
                                                          Acceleration sensitivity		 ≤		 0.0005 bar/g                 axial           Front sealed direct installation.                                            Installation with an AH01 adaptor and the PH03.
                                                          Shock resistance		         ≥		 2000 g                                       *) 1.5 mm for steel, 4 mm for cast iron and aluminium alloys.                *) Rigid adhesive, e.g. LOCTITE 648 or Henkel omniFIT.

                                                          Insulation resistance		    ≥		 1013 		                      at 20°C
                                                          Capacitance				 7.5 pF
                                                          Operating temperature range			 - 40°C … 400°C
                                                          Thermal sensitivity change   ≤		 1%		                       20… 400°C
                                                                                                                                        Accessories

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Service & calibration
                                                          		                           ≤ ± 0.25%		                    250 ±100°C
                                                          Load change drift				 1.5 mbar/ms                           max. gradient
                                                          Cyclic temperature drift (1) ≤ ± 0.5 bar                                      Cables & couplings                                   CI41, CI42, CI4V, CC41, E124		                                                 see page 101
                                                          Thermo shock error (2)                                                        Cable-mounting tool                                  TC01                          Art.No. TIWG0131A.01                             see page 95
   Scope of supply                                                                 ∆p          ≤   ± 0.3 bar                            Dummy                                                DG01                          Art.No. TIWG0113A.01                             see page 99
                                                                                   ∆pmi        ≤   ± 1.5%                               Dummy removal tool                                   TD01                          Art.No. TIWG0122A.01                             see page 96
   •   Sensor GH14D                                                          ≤ ±   ∆pmax              1%                                Adaptor sleeves                                      AH01, AH01A		                                                                  see page 86
   •   Protection cap                                     Thread diameter				                         M5x0.5		        front sealed      Mounting tool set                                    TS01 (TT01, TT02)		                                                            see page 94
   •   Piezo-input cable CI41-1 and 2 spare O-rings       Cable connection				                        M4x0.35		       negative          Mounting paste                                       SF01                          Art.No. TIHK0094A.01                             see page 96
   •   Fitted coupling CC41                               Weight 				                                 2.2 grams		     without cable     Machining tool set                                   MS11 (MD11, MT11)		                                                            see page 92
   •   Calibration sheet and documentation                Mounting torque				                         1.5 Nm                            Thermo protection                                    PH01, PH03		                                                                   see page 100

                                                      ) at 7 bar IMEP and 1300 rpm, diesel
                                                      1

                                                      ) at 9 bar IMEP and 1500 rpm, gasoline
                                                      2

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GH14DK                                                                IMEP
                                                                                     non
                                                                                     stop
                                                                                                               GaPO4
                                                                                                                        SDM
                                                                                                                                 double
TIGG1322A.01                                                                                                                      shell

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Introduction
                                                      The GH14DK is an accurate and robust M5 sensor especially
                                                      suited for supercharged engines with very high specific output.
                                                      It has thermally optimized piezoelectric elements and the special
                                                      Double Shell™ design. In addition to this, it has an improved

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Product selection guide
                                                      membrane material and geometry. This makes the sensor even more
                                                      durable and the first choice for e.g. knock analysis. The sensor is
                                                      equipped with built in SID for SDM.
                                                      A thermo protection can improve the accuracy even further,
                                                      see also page 100.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          sensors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Pressuresensors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Pressure
                                                          Specifications

                                                          Measuring range				 0…300 bar
                                                          Overload				 350 bar
                                                          Lifetime (1)		    ≥		 108 		                                        load cycles
                                                          Sensitivity				 19 pC/bar		                                         nominal
                                                          Linearity		                ≤ ± 0.3%		                               FSO
                                                          Natural frequency		        ~		 170 kHz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Accessories
                                                          Acceleration sensitivity		 ≤		 0.0005 bar/g                         axial           Front sealed direct installation.                                                     Installation with an AH01 adaptor and the PH03.
                                                          Shock resistance		         ≥		 2000 g                                               *) 1.5 mm for steel, 4 mm for cast iron and aluminium alloys.                         *) Rigid adhesive, e.g. LOCTITE 648 or Henkel omniFIT.

                                                          Insulation resistance		    ≥		 1013 		                              at 20°C
                                                          Capacitance				 7.5 pF
                                                          Operating temperature range			 - 40°C … 400°C
                                                          Thermal sensitivity change   ≤		 2%		                               20… 400°C
                                                                                                                                                Accessories

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Service & calibration
                                                          		                           ≤ ± 0.5%		                             250 ±100°C
                                                          Load change drift				 1.5 mbar/ms                                   max. gradient
                                                          Cyclic temperature drift (2) ≤ ± 0.7 bar                                              Cables & couplings                                   CI41, CI42, CI4V, CC41, E124                                                            see page 101
                                                          Thermo shock error (3)                                                                Cable-mounting tool                                  TC01                                           Art.No. TIWG0131A.01                     see page 95
   Scope of supply                                                                    ∆p            ≤    ± 0.4 bar                              Dummy                                                DG01                                           Art.No. TIWG0113A.01                     see page 99
                                                                                      ∆pmi          ≤    ± 2%                                   Dummy removal tool                                   TD01                                           Art.No. TIWG0122A.01                     see page 96
   •   Sensor GH14DK                                                         ≤ ±      ∆pmax                   1.5%                              Adaptor sleeves                                      AH01, AH01A                                                                             see page 86
   •   Protection cap                                     Thread diameter				                                 M5x0.5		        front sealed      Mounting tool set                                    TS01 (TT01, TT02)                                                                       see page 94
   •   Piezo-input cable CI41-1 and 2 spare O-rings       Cable connection				                                M4x0.35		       negative          Mounting paste                                       SF01                                           Art.No. TIHK0094A.01                     see page 96
   •   Fitted coupling CC41                               Weight 				                                         2.2 grams		     without cable     Machining tool set                                   MS11 (MD11, MT11)                                                                       see page 92
   •   Calibration sheet and documentation                Mounting torque				                                 1.5 Nm                            Thermo protection                                    PH01, PH03                                                                              see page 100

                                                      1
                                                       ) pre-ignition and knocking reduces the lifetime significantly
                                                      2
                                                       ) at 7 bar IMEP and 1300 rpm, diesel
                                                      3
                                                       ) at 9 bar IMEP and 1500 rpm, gasoline
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GH15D                                                                IMEP
                                                                                   non
                                                                                   stop
                                                                                                      GaPO4
                                                                                                                SDM
                                                                                                                         double
TIGG1349A.01                                                                                                              shell

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Introduction
                                                      The GH15D has the slimmest contour due to a M3 cable connector
                                                      and allows very precise thermodynamic measurements with a sensor
                                                      of size M5. The good performance is realized by thermally optimized
                                                      piezoelectric crystal elements and the special Double Shell™ design.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Product selection guide
                                                      It decouples the piezoelectric elements from negative influences of
                                                      thermal expansion, and other mechanical stresses which can occur
                                                      due to the mounting of the sensor into the engine. The sensor is
                                                      equipped with built in SID for SDM.
                                                      A thermo protection can improve the accuracy even further,
                                                      see also page 100.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      sensors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Pressuresensors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Pressure
                                                          Specifications

                                                          Measuring range				 0…250 bar
                                                          Overload				 300 bar
                                                          Lifetime		        ≥		 108		                                 load cycles
                                                          Sensitivity				 19 pC/bar		                                 nominal
                                                          Linearity		                ≤ ± 0.3%		                       FSO
                                                          Natural frequency		        ~		 160 kHz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Accessories
                                                          Acceleration sensitivity		 ≤		 0.0005 bar/g                 axial           Front sealed direct installation.                                         Installation with an AH31 adaptor and the PH03.
                                                          Shock resistance		         ≥		 2000 g                                       *) 1.5 mm for steel, 4 mm for cast iron and aluminium alloys.             *) Rigid adhesive, e.g. LOCTITE 648 or Henkel omniFIT.

                                                          Insulation resistance		    ≥		 1013 		        at 20°C
                                                          Capacitance				 7.5 pF
                                                          Operating temperature range			 - 40°C … 400°C
                                                          Thermal sensitivity change   ≤		 1%		         20… 400°C
                                                                                                                                        Accessories

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Service & calibration
                                                          		                           ≤ ± 0.25%		      250 ±100°C
                                                          Load change drift				 1.5 mbar/ms		max. gradient
                                                          Cyclic temperature drift (1) ≤ ± 0.5 bar                                      Cables & couplings                                   CI31, CI3V, CC31, E124		                                                    see page 101
                                                          Thermo shock error (2)                                                        Cable-mounting tool                                  TC31, TT25		                                                                see page 95
   Scope of supply                                                                 ∆p          ≤   ± 0.3 bar                            Dummy                                                DG24                    Art.No. TIWG0334A.01                                see page 99
                                                                                   ∆pmi        ≤   ± 1.5%                               Dummy removal tool                                   TD13                    Art.No. TIWG0224A.01                                see page 96
   •   Sensor GH15D                                                          ≤ ±   ∆pmax              1%                                Adaptor sleeves                                      AH01, AH01A, AH31		                                                         see page 86
   •   Protection cap                                     Thread diameter				                         M5x0.5		        front sealed      Mounting tool set                                    TS21 (TT21, TT02)		                                                         see page 94
   •   Piezo-input cable CI31-1 and 2 spare O-rings       Cable connection				                        M3x0.35		       negative          Mounting paste                                       SF01                    Art.No. TIHK0094A.01                                see page 96
   •   Fitted coupling CC31                               Weight 				                                 2.2 grams		     without cable     Machining tool set                                   MS15 (MD12, MT12)		                                                         see page 92
   •   Calibration sheet and documentation                Mounting torque				                         1.5 Nm                            Thermo protection                                    PH01, PH03		                                                                see page 100

                                                      ) at 7 bar IMEP and 1300 rpm, diesel
                                                      1

                                                      ) at 9 bar IMEP and 1500 rpm, gasoline
                                                      2

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