Bosch Emissions-Control Technology for Diesel Engines

Bosch table of contents:
Basic principles of the diesel engine
Operating concept
Torque and power output
Engine efficiency
Operating states
Operating conditions
Fuel-injection system
Combustion chambers

Overview of diesel fuel-injection systems
Designs

Cylinder-charge control systems
Overview
Turbochargers and superchargers
Swirl flaps
Intake air filters

Minimizing emissions inside of the engine
Combustion process
Other impacts on pollutant emissions
Development of homogeneous combustion processes
Diesel fuel injection
Exhaust-gas recirculation
Positive crankcase ventilation

Exhaust-gas treatment
NOx storage catalyst
Selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides
Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF)
Diesel oxidation catalyst

Electronic Diesel Control (EDC)
System overview

Fuels
Diesel fuel
Alternative fuels

Exhaust-gas emissions
Overview
Major components
Combustion byproducts

Emission-control legislation
Overview
CARB legislation (passenger cars/LDT)
EPA legislation (passenger cars/LDT)
EU regulations (passenger cars/LDT)
Japanese legislation (passenger cars/LDTs)
U.S. legislation (heavy-duty trucks)
EU legislation (heavy-duty trucks)
Japanese legislation (heavy-duty trucks)
U.S. test cycles
European test cycle for passenger cars and LDTs
Japanese test cycle for passenger cars and LDTs
Test cycles for heavy-duty trucks

Exhaust-gas measuring techniques
Exhaust-gas test for type approval
Exhaust-gas measuring devices
Exhaust-gas measurement in engine development
Emissions testing (opacity measurement)

Fault diagnostics
Monitoring during vehicle operation (on-board diagnosis)
On-board diagnosis system for passenger cars and light-duty truck On-board diagnosis system for heavy-duty trucks

Index
Technical terms
Acronyms
Editorial boxes
Size of injection
M System
Fuel consumption in every practice
History of diesel fuel inject
Pressure-wave superchargers
Fuel parameters
Greenhouse effect
Ozone and smog
Global service