A METHOD FOR DETECTING PRE-IGNITION IN A LARGE ENGINE AND A LARGE ENGINE

A method for detecting pre-ignition in a large engine having at least one cylinder in which a piston is arranged movable back and forth in an axial direction between a bottom dead center and a top dead center, wherein the large engine can be operated at least in a gas mode, in which an amount of gas is introduced as fuel into the cylinder, the gas is mixed with scavenging air and combusted at an air-gas-ratio, wherein during operation in the gas mode a first pressure (P1, P1') in the cylinder is measured at a first position (KW1) of the piston, and a second pressure (P2, P2') in the cylinder is measured at a second position (KW2) of the piston, wherein the first position (KW1) and the second position (KW2) are after the bottom dead center and before the top dead center. A peak pressure (PC, PC') is calculated from the first pressure (P1, P1') and the second pressure (P2, P2'), and pre-ignition is detected by comparing the peak pressure (PC, PC') with a threshold value. Furthermore, a large engine is proposed.