Diesel Systems

Common Rail Systems CRSN4 with 2,100

to 2,500 bar with pressure amplifier

In addition to increasingly ambitious emission targets,

Common Rail System CRSN4-25

Pressure
limit.
valve

Rail

economic efficiency and further reduction of fuel consumption are the main drivers in commercial-vehicle

Rail-pressure sensor

Injector

diesel engine development. The pressure-amplified

Bosch system CRSN4-21 has been in series production
since 2007.

Filter
Sensors

Actuators

High-pressure
pump

The system increases the customers freedom in flexible rate shaping, which means lower fuel consumption, compliance with US10 and Euro VI and optimum

Tank with
pre-filter

Control unit

driveability and combustion noise at the same time.

Higher injection pressures can be utilized to gain
further fuel combustion benefits, thereby reducing

Customer benefits

CO2 output. This is why we complemented the com-

Optimization of fuel consumption at peak

mercial-vehicle Common Rail System portfolio with the

torque operation points and minimization of

CRSN4-25 which has an increased system pressure of

raw emissions through flexible rate shaping

up to 2,500 bar. The platform of the series-produced

(Boot, Ramp, Square)

CRSN4-21 has been evolutionarily developed for higher

Reduced number of injector parts affected

injection pressure, maximum injection quantities and

by peak pressure; pump and rail as well as

increased system efficiency. Series production of the

high-pressure lines only have to be designed

CRSN4-25 started in 2012.

for a pressure of up to 900 bar (CRSN4-21)

or 1,200 bar (CRSN4-25)
Lower fuel consumption resulting in a
corresponding reduction in CO2 output
Contribution toward achieving emission limits
such as Euro VI, US10, JPNLT
Maximum flexibility for adaptation to engines
with particulate filter and/or Denoxtronic system

Exhaust gas recirculation is employed to reduce the

formation of nitrogen oxides. Related combustion
methods require highest injection pressures in order
to limit particle mass emission. Common Rail Systems
achieve high injection pressures even at part load,
since system pressure is virtually independent from
engine speed.
The pressure-amplified CRSN4 offers the possibility
to select the injection rate in a flexible way at start of

Possible applications
The CRSN4 is used for heavy-duty applications.

injection, thereby reducing the formation of nitrogen

oxides in the area of the NOx sensitive engine map.
This allows engine applications with optimized fuel
efficiency. The achievable operating-cost benefit
compared to equivalent engines in the market is
outstanding: While optimizing an engine with the
pressure-amplified CRSN4, significant fuel-con
sumption benefits can be achieved under real load
conditions.

Diesel Systems | Common Rail Systems CRSN4 with 2,100 to 2,500 bar with pressure amplifier
Functional principle

Technical features: CRSN4-25

System pressure

2502,500 bar

The pressure-amplified CRSN4-25 with its two actua-

Max. number of injections

tors offers fully flexible rate shaping. Using multiple

Rate shape

Boot, Ramp, Square

pre-injections, Boot, Ramp, and Square rate

Operating voltage

12 V/24 V

shapes for main injection as well as several post

Max. injection quantity

Full load: 492 mm3/stroke

(Boot) > 1,050 erpm
Rated point:
444 mm3/stroke (Square)
@ 1,800 erpm

injections, the ideal injection curve can be realized

Hydr. flow rate

570870 cm /30s

Applications

HD, OHW

System design

Emission target

Euro V, Euro VI, US10,

JPNLT

The high-pressure pump CPN5-12/2 with two pistons

Engine cylinders

46

pump is lubricated by fuel. This prevents oil leaking

Engine displacement

1.72.6 l/cyl.

into the fuel circuit and increasing emissions.

Max. engine power

90 kw/cyl.

for every operating point. This enables optimal

performance data with minimal fuel consumption
and low emissions.

generates pressures between 250 and 1,200 bar. The

The high-pressure rail LWRN-12 is designed in the

length of the heavy-duty engine. This allows the use

Components: CRSN4-25
1

of short high-pressure lines with reduced pressure

2

oscillations.
The maximum system pressure of up to 2,500bar is
generated by the hydraulic pressure amplifier inte
grated into the injector CRIN4-25. This means that a

minimal number of injector parts is affected by peak

pressure. The rest of the system operates at the lower,
non-amplified system pressure of up to 1,200 bar. The

High-pressure pump CPN5-12/2

High-pressure rail LWRN-12

CRIN4-25 injector

injector consists of injection module, pressure-amplifier module, and control module. The injection and
control modules each have a separate actuator. Pre-,
main- and post-injections are controlled by the injection module. The pressure amplifier is activated by the
control module as required.

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