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Overview of common-rail systems

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Diesel Engine Management

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The demands placed on diesel-engine fuel-injection systems are continuously increasing. Higher pressures, faster switching times, and a variable rate-of-discharge curve modified to the engine operating state have made the diesel engine economical, clean, and powerful. As a result, diesel engines have even entered the realm of luxuryperformance sedans.

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  1. Karlsruhe, Germany

    Felix Landhäußer Dipl.-Ing., Ulrich Projahn Dr.-Ing., Michael Heinzelmann Dipl.-Inform. & Ralf Wirth Dr.-Ing.

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  1. Felix Landhäußer Dipl.-Ing.
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  1. Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Friedrichshafen, Germany

    Konrad Reif

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Landhäußer, F., Projahn, U., Heinzelmann, M., Wirth, R. (2014). Overview of common-rail systems. In: Reif, K. (eds) Diesel Engine Management. Bosch Professional Automotive Information. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-03981-3_12

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