Orbital Australia Pty. Ltd.
Lightweight Heavy Fuel
Engine Technology
Orbital Confidential
Overview
 Orbital
 FlexDI –Air Assisted Direct
Injection.
 Heavy fuel technology
 Synerject – Fuel system
supply (USA)
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Orbital Corporation
Orbital provides innovation, design, product development
and operational improvement services to the world’s
producers, suppliers, regulators and end users of engines
and engine management systems.
Headquartered in Perth, Australia
Annual Revenue ~US$12 million
Employees ~100
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FlexDI – Air Assisted Direct Injection
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Orbital Air-Assist Direct Fuel Injection
Fuel metering injector
INJECTION SEQUENCING
Fuel to air
regulator
FUEL METERING
EVENT
DIRECT INJECTION
EVENT
IGNITION
Fuel-air interface
Direct (air) Injector
720o BTDC
360o BTDC
180o
0o BTDC
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Orbital DI System Schematic
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Consumer Products in the Market
Over 500,000 Orbital DI engines in the market
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Heavy Fuel Technology
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Air-assist Direct Injection Spray Characteristic
 Spray shape not
effected by fuel type
 Similar droplet sizes for
all types of fuel
DIESEL FUEL
GASOLINE FUEL
10 mg/shot
10 mg/shot
6.8 micron SMD
5.7 micron SMD
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UAV Benefits of Air-Assisted DI
Benefits of Air-Assisted Direct Injected Engines for
UAV’s:
Reliable cold start
Smooth transient operation.
Multi-fuel capability (gas, JP5/8, diesel)
Lower weight & vibration than diesel.
Lower cost & consumption than turbine
Engine monitoring via advanced EMS.
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Military Applications Utilizing Orbital DI Technology
(Currently in the public domain)
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Technology Used by US Navy
• Mercury 3.0L V6 2-Stroke Outboard with Orbital’s air-assisted
direct injection. JP5/JP8 operation and EPA emission compliant.
Available on GSA since 2004. www.mercurygovsales.com
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Technology under evaluation by UK MoD
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EP Barrus has designed, developed and delivered a multi fuel 50hp outboard
trial engine under license for the UK MoD, capable of running on gasoline, JP5,
JP8 and diesel. Has also been evaluated by US Navy and US Marines.
http://www.barrus.co.uk/special_products.php
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Teledyne Brown Engineering
S1204 Hirth-Orbital 500cc 2-stroke Boxer (44hp) – JP8 Fuel
http://www.tbe.com/prospector_uas.html
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Polaris MV800/MVRS Military ATV/UTV
760cc 4-Stroke with Orbital DI – JP8 Fuel
Available since 2007
www.polarisdefense.com
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ESW Lightweight 17kW APU
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Fuel System Supply – USA
Joint Venture
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Synerject Overview
 42:58 Joint Venture with Siemens-VDO
established in 1997
 Supplies and manufactures Engine
Management Systems (EMS) and electronic
fuel injection systems for global nonautomotive market
 Access to Siemens-VDO (Continental)
automotive components and know how for
non-automotive applications
 Largest independent supplier in the world for
non-automotive applications
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Synerject North America
Current Facility Opened August 2000
Synerject Company Headquarters
60,000 square feet
Synerject LLC
201 Enterprise Drive
Newport News, Virginia, USA 23603
Telephone: +1 (757) 890-4900
Fax:
+1 (757) 890-4933
70 employees
Engine Management Systems
applications for North America
Chassis Dynamometer
Modules & Component Product
Engineering
Production of EMS Modules and
Components
Engineering Center
Certified ISO 9001: 2000
Synerject Newport News
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Synerject – Delevan, WI
Synerject took over Bombardier Recreational Product’s ETEC Fuel System
production facility in 2006.
Produces ETEC fuel systems for Evinrude Outboards
40,000 square feet
65 employees
Synerject Newport News
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Synerject – Products and Markets
2 Stroke
4 Stroke
Direct Injection
Port Injection
Port Injection
Direct Injection
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Production Assembly and Engineering Test
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Contact Info
• Bob Schmidt
• US Technical Sales Rep for Orbital
• PH: +1 810-441-1457
• FAX: +1 810-277-2183
• Email:
bschmidt@orbitalcorp.com.au
• Website: www.orbitalcorp.com.au
• Skype: schmidtproducts
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Innovative Engine Technology for a
Safer World …
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