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Volvo FH16 employs components from ContiTech One of the world's most powerful truck, the Volvo FH16 uses high performance components from ContiTech |
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The Volvo FH16 is a vehicle of
su-perlatives. One of the most powerful and highly respected trucks around the world, the
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Volvo FH16 produces 3150 Nm of torque and 700 hp of power. The 16-litre turbo in-line diesel engine forms a critical link in the engineering prowess of the Volvo FH16 even as it makes it the world’s most powerful mass-produced truck. Built into the truck are a host of high-performance components from
ContiTech. Plying in Germany as a high-torque 40-tonne rig, and in other countries as a hefty 60-tonne rig, the FH16 does not lose its sheen. Even the heavy-duty version can pull 200 tonnes with a sweat. Most of all, the super truck is powerful and clean at the same time, and despite its high horse power, it guzzles no more fuel than its predecessor. The nitrogen oxide emissions are 40 per cent lower, made possible by SCR (selective catalytic reduction), for which ContiTech Fluid Technology developed the lines. The SCR process essentially consists of an AdBlue carbamide solution, which filters the nitrogen oxide out of the exhaust gas flow and transforms the pollutants into harmless nitrogen and water vapor. The Volvo FH16 thus complies with the Euro 5 standard that will come into force from October 2009. The heatable
EPDM-based hose line module from ContiTech transports the carbamide solution and prevents it from freezing.
If the enormous engine output of the Volvo FH16 places stringent requirements on supercharging, there entails a higher pressure load for the compressor and
turbocharger lines, which were developed by ContiTech Fluid Technology. The charge air lines connect the charge air cooler, which is bolted to the vehicle body, with the
turbocharger on the engine, equalising the relative movements between engine and body. A high degree of elasticity and resistance to fatigue fracture are required to do the job. In addition, the charge air lines must withstand considerably higher temperatures due to higher pressures and be resistant to oil and fuel residues contained in the charge air.