INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING A FUEL INJECTION NOZZLE WITH AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLY OF A COMBUSTION-PROMOTING MEDIUM INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER

A first aspect of the invention relates to a reciprocating piston-type internal combustion engine, the cylinder head (1) of which has an inlet valve (3) that can be supplied with combustion air from a cylinder (2) inlet line (4) connected to the inlet valve (3), comprising a pressure accumulator (5), out of which an additional medium that promotes the combustion in the cylinder (2) can be supplied to the cylinder (2) in a controlled manner, and an injection nozzle (7), via which fuel can be injected into the cylinder (2). The additional medium is a combustion air/fuel mixture according to the invention. The pressure accumulator (S) is connected to the injection nozzle (7) which has a nozzle needle (6), and the additional medium can be introduced into the cylinder (2) in a controlled manner by means of the injection nozzle (7). A second aspect of the invention relates to a method for additionally introducing an additional medium which promotes the combustion in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine into the cylinder of a reciprocal piston-type engine, said medium being supplied via an injection nozzle.