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Air Assist For Starting and Lambda Controller
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Four stroke engines are not normally fitted with auxiliary

blowers. This means that when starting, for a very short period,
as the turbocharger comes up to speed there will be poor
combustion in the cylinder leading to smoke generation. This is
especially true when the turbocharger system is of the constant
pressure type.

One method of overcoming this problem is to use the starting air

to boost the inlet air pressure. When a start signal is given to the
engine,
The flow of air is fed to the compressor casing via channel 6 and
directed to the compressor wheel through nozzles 5 distributed
around the outside. In this way, the volume of air is increased
and the turbocharger accelerated which results in the desired
increase in charge pressure.

LAMBDA CONTROL FOR SMOKELESS LOAD INCREASE

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The purpose of the lambda controller is to prevent

injection of more fuel in the combustion chamber than
can be burned during a momentary load increase. This is
carried out by controlling the relation between the fuel
index and the charge air pressure.

Like the jet assist for starting, it uses the high pressure
starting air to boost the turbocharger output

The diagram opposite illustrates how the controller

works. In case of a momentary load increase, the
governor will increase the index on the fuel injection
pumps and as it does so the regulator arm (1) turns. The
switch (2) will touch the piston arm (3), completing the
electrical circuit.
The solenoid valve (4) is energised and opens. The jet
system is activated, the turbocharger accelerates and
increases the charge air pressure, thereby pushing the
piston (3) up in the lambda cylinder (5). When the
lambda (fuel/air) ratio is satisfactory the jet system is de‐
activated.

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