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                                                                                  Diesel Engine Fundamentals 
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                          Department of Energy
                         Fundamentals Handbook
                     MECHANICAL SCIENCE
                            Module 1
                    Diesel Engine Fundamentals
                    Diesel Engine Fundamentals               DOE-HDBK-1018/1-93                      TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                    TABLE OF CONTENTS
                    LIST OF FIGURES ................................................  ii
                    LIST OF TABLES ................................................. iv
                    REFERENCES ................................................... v
                    OBJECTIVES .................................................... vi
                    DIESEL ENGINES ................................................ 1
                            Introduction ................................................. 1
                            History .................................................... 2
                            Diesel Engines ............................................... 2
                            Major Components of a Diesel Engine .............................. 3
                            Diesel Engine Support Systems ..................................  12
                            Exhaust System .............................................  16
                            Operational Terminology .......................................  17
                            Summary .................................................  20
                    FUNDAMENTALS OF THE DIESEL CYCLE ............................  21
                            The Basic Diesel Cycles .......................................  21
                            The Four-Stoke Cycle .........................................  22
                            The Two-Stroke Cycle ........................................  25
                            Summary .................................................  28
                    DIESEL ENGINE SPEED, FUEL CONTROLS,
                    AND PROTECTION ..............................................  30
                            Engine Control ..............................................  30
                            Fuel Injectors ...............................................  30
                            Governor ..................................................  34
                            Operation of a Governor .......................................  34
                            Starting Circuits .............................................  38
                            Engine Protection ............................................  38
                            Summary .................................................  40
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