The Supercharged Diesel Engine of the Peugeot 604

790762

02/01/1979

Event
International West Coast Meeting
Authors Abstract
Content
Starting with a mass produced naturally aspirated Diesel engine, a turbo charged version has been developed for the purpose of fitting it to a passenger car.
In its first part, this paper justifies and describes the modifications that have been done to the naturally aspirated engine:
  • Optimisation of performances to match the vehicle needs more specifically, special care has been brought to increase low rpm torque.
  • Improvement of mechanical and thermal characteristics of the engine, to withstand turbocharging.
In the second part, the main problems of engine to vehicle adaptation, and their solutions, are described.
Afterwards the general behaviour of the vehicle from the viewpoints of performances, fuel economy, exhaust gases pollution and noise emission, are reviewed.
It is concluded that the turbocharged Diesel is of real interest. Concerning comfort, performances, fuel economy, a vehicle equipped with this kind of engine can be advantageously compared to the one fitted with a much larger capacity naturally aspirated engine.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/790762
Pages
28
Citation
Moulin, M., Regneault, M., Perez, M., Le Creurer, M. et al., "The Supercharged Diesel Engine of the Peugeot 604," SAE Technical Paper 790762, 1979, https://doi.org/10.4271/790762.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1979
Product Code
790762
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English