Diesel engine cold starting system and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10138833
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15696550

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Methods and systems for supplying starting a diesel engine that does not include glow plugs are described. In one example, a flow through a cylinder is limited during engine cranking to heat charge in a cylinder. In another example, a compressor is activated and air supplied to engine cylinders is heated via the engine and the compressor and recirculated to improve engine starting.

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  • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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Kurtz, Eric Matthew Dearborn, US 69 558

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