The Vehicle Diesel Engine Start-up Process: Operational and Environmental Aspects

The start-up process constitutes one of the most important states of vehicle internal combustion engine operation. It enables the internal combustion engine to run autonomously in neutral gear. Increased emission of toxic components of exhaust gases, significant wear intensity of friction pairs of the engine, and occurrence of sudden overloads in the vehicle electrical start-up system, can be observed during the start-up process.

The Vehicle Diesel Engine Start-up Process: Operational and Environmental Aspects is an attempt to offer insight into the start-up process of a vehicle diesel engine, and is the result of the author’s academic research carried out for over more than 25 years. The book discusses the impact of road transport on the natural environment of man, with special attention to toxic emissions from diesel engines in particular. The multi-stage start-up process of an internal combustion engine is analyzed in terms of actual operation of vehicles in a selected transport system. Attention is also paid to the main factors that influence the start-up parameters of a diesel engine. The book aims at professionals and academics in mechanical engineering with an interest in environmental and operational aspects of internal combustion engines.