Vehicle Engines - Decreasing Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Gas Emissions in Transportation - page 138

Table 9.6 Main construction and operation parameters of self ignition engines
Construction parameters Operation parameters

Combustion chamber
Cylinder block and head
Pistons and rings
Crank shaft
Cam shaft
Con rod
Cocks
Air and oil containing parts
Fuel filter
Intake air tube and exhaust gas pipe

Valve propulsion
Mixture formation
Pre-heating
Common Rail
Sealing
Cooling
Lubrication
Torque
Performance

7

1

2

8

3

4 6

9

11

10

5

15

14

12

13

1. camshaft, 2. valve, 3, pistons, 4. injection system, 5. cylinder, 6. exhaust gas feed back,
7. intake pipe, 8. exhaust gas turbocharger, 9. exhaust gas tube, 10. cooling system,
11. piston road, 12. lubrication system, 13. engine block, 14. crankshaft, 15. flywheel

Fig. 9.3 Main construction elements of self ignition engines [ 24 ]

Similar to spark ignition technology, the SFC and the exhaust gas emissions of
the self ignition engine depend on the construction and operation parameters (see
Table 9.6 ).