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The Diesel Engine

  • Clear and well-founded introduction to complex commercial vehicle technology
  • Understanding modern commercial vehicles
  • Understanding the function and structure of today's trucks

Part of the book series: Commercial Vehicle Technology (CVT)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 1-2
  3. Diesel Fuel and Air

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 3-5
  4. The Mechanics of the Engine

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 7-18
  5. Integrating the Engine in the Vehicle

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 19-24
  6. The Fuel System and Fuel Injection

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 25-29
  7. The Exhaust System

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 31-42
  8. Thermodynamics

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 43-61
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 63-75

About this book

The aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles.

Starting from the customer's fundamental requirements, the characteristics and systems that define the design of the vehicles are presented knowledgeably in a series of articles, each of which can be read and studied on their own. 

This volume, The Diesel Engine, provides an initial overview of the vast topic that is the diesel engine. It offers basic information about the mechanical functioning of the engine. The integration of the engine in the vehicle and major systems such as the cooling system, the fuel system and the exhaust gas treatment system are explained so that readers in training and in a practical setting may gain an understanding of the diesel engine. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • HPC B209, Daimler AG, Weinstadt, Germany

    Michael Hilgers

  • Daimler Truck, Portland, USA

    Wilfried Achenbach

About the authors

The Authors

Dr. Michael Hilgers is currently director of the testing center at BFDA, a Foton Daimler truck joint venture in China. Before that he was head of different development departments in Commercial Vehicle Development at Mercedes-Benz Trucks.


Dr. Wilfried Achenbach has worked in the automotive industry for over 30 years. Recently he retired as Head of Development at Daimler Trucks North America. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Diesel Engine

  • Authors: Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach

  • Series Title: Commercial Vehicle Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60857-9

  • Publisher: Springer Vieweg Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-60857-9Published: 08 February 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2747-4046

  • Series E-ISSN: 2747-4054

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 75

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Automotive Engineering, Engine Technology

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