INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE PERFORMANCE IN THE FIREGROUND

Authors
CARTER E MILTON B
Citation
E. Carter et B. Milton, INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE PERFORMANCE IN THE FIREGROUND, International journal of wildland fire, 4(2), 1994, pp. 83-91
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Forestry
Journal title
International journal of wildland fire → ACNP
ISSN journal
10498001
Volume
4
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
83 - 91
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-8001(1994)4:2<83:IEPITF>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The performance of internal combustion engines used in fire fighting e quipment can be affected by the fireground ambient conditions. Both ga soline (SI) and diesel (CI) engines can suffer significant power losse s due to high temperatures and reduced oxygen in the intake air caused by mixing with the products of combustion of a fire. This, and other engine problems associated with starting and operation under firegroun d conditions are examined in this paper.