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   Upgrading of engines  evaluated  
Due to the long lifetime of railway vehicles there is a large number of old diesel locomotives in service with a fuel economy far away from state-of-the-art technology. These engines can be upgraded in order to improve injection and compression characteristics.
Technology field: Optimisation of traction technologies
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References / Links:  Hörl et al. 2000;  Nolte et al. 1998;  Schmidt 1996
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 date created: 2002-10-09
 
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