PASSENGER CAR DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL -- A PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS UPDATE

The paper presents the current development status of direct injection diesel engines for passenger cars. Besides a description of the essential features of the injection and combustion system, reference is made to the performance and exhaust emissions potential of direct injection diesel engines in the light of legal requirements of both European Community countries and the U.S.A. combustion noise and noise control are also discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From SAE Meeting held February 23-27, 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Chicocki, R
  • Cartellieri, W
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 14 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Diesel engines; Exhaust gases; Fuel injection; Internal forces; Noise control; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00342908
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 810480
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM