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The undisputed king of commercial vehicle engines is the diesel internal combustion engine. In the diesel engine combustion chamber, a diesel air mixture is ignited. In this process, the chemical energy of the diesel is first converted into heat, then this heat is converted into mechanical energy.
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Hilgers, M., Achenbach, W. (2021). Introduction. In: The Diesel Engine. Commercial Vehicle Technology. Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60857-9_1
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