The diesel engine continues to be the most cost effective internal combustion engine for motor vehicles as well as mobile and stationary machines. Given the discussion of CO2, the diesel engine is superior to all other drive engines in terms of flexibility, performance, emissions and ruggedness. The intensive search for alternative drive concepts, e. g. hybrid or purely electric drives, has revealed the advantages of the diesel engine for cost effective long distance use wherever high energy densities of energy carriers are indispensible, i. e. storage capacities are low.
This English edition of the Handbook of Diesel Engines provides a comprehensive overview of diesel engines of every size from small single cylinder engines up through large two-stroke marine engines. Fifty-eight well-known experts from industry and academia collaborated on this handbook. In addition to the fundamentals and design of diesel engines, it specifically treats in detail the increasingly important subjects of energy efficiency, exhaust emission, exhaust gas after treatment, injection systems, electronic engine management and conventional and alternative fuels.
This handbook is an indispensable companion in the field of diesel engines. It is geared toward both experts working in research and development and the industry and students studying engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering or electronics. Anyone interested in learning more about technology and understanding the function and intinteraction of the complex system of the diesel engine will also find their questions answered.
Preface
Contributors
Part I : The Diesel Engine Cycle
Chapter 1 : History and Fundamental Principles of the Diesel Engine
Chapter 2 : Gas Exchange and Supercharging
Chapter 3 : Diesel Engine Combustion
Chapter 4 : Fuels
Chapter 5 : Fuel Injection Systems
Chapter 6 : Fuel Injection System Control Systems
Part II Diesel Engine Engineering
Chapter 7 : Engine Components Loading
Chapter 8 : Crankshaft Assembly Design, Mechanics and Loading
Chapter 9 : Engine Cooling
Chapter 10 : Materials and Their Selection
Part III : Diesel Engine Operation
Chapter 11 : Lubricants and the Lubrication System
Chapter 12 : Start and Ignition Assist Systems
Chapter 13 : Intake and Exhaust Systems
Chapter 14 : Exhaust Heat Recovery
Part IV : Environmental Pollution by Diesel Engines
Chapter 15 : Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions
Chapter 16 : Diesel Engine Noise Emission
Part V : Implemented Diesel Engines
Chapter 17 : Vehicle Diesel Engines
Chapter 18 : Industrial and Marine Engines
Standards and Guidelines for Internal Combustion Engines
Index