The necessity for using of valves made of light materials in camless valve timing of internal combustion engines

The essence of the camless valve timing for combustion engine has been discussed in the article. It has been put the attention on the different criteria of distinction for such valve timings. The characteristic features of the camless electric and hydraulic valve timing has been discussed. Basing on the valve lift course the possibility of changes for values of geometrical parameters for valve timing has been explained. The performance of electric and hydraulic valve timing has been described with the help of schematic diagrams. It has been put the attention on significant differences between them. The specific, possible to generation, values of the loading valve forces have been presented. Next, the problems connecting with the increasing of the force loading valve and with the decreasing of masses for moving elements of valve timing have been discussed. The masses of valves made of steel, of TiAl alloy and of ceramic composites have been compared. It has been proven, basing on the camless magnetoelectrical valve timing case, that the valve mass influences the combustion engine speed. It was found that the use of lightweight valves instead of steel valves in the camless valve timing of combustion engines can give the decreasing of the valve mass about 50% in respect to the steel valve mass. The use of lightweight valves instead of steel valves in the camless valve timing, with the same geometry, allows to obtain the maximal engine speed which is greater about 11% in respect to the case of combustion engine with classic steel valves. Thanks to lightweight valves it is possible to decrease the pressure values ofoperating fluid in the hydraulic systems of the drives.