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2. Starter (engine) - Wikipedia

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   An automobile starter motor (larger cylinder). The smaller object on top is a starter solenoid which controls power to the starter motor and engages the Bendix drive.. A starter (also self-starter, cranking motor, or starter motor) is a device used to rotate (crank) an internal-combustion engine so as to initiate the engine's operation under its own power.

3. Air-start system - Wikipedia

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   An electric starter with sufficient power to turn a large diesel engine would itself be so large as to be impractical so there is a need for an alternative system. An air start system has three main components along with various safety components, namely the air start injector, the distributor and the air receivers.

4. Flame-start system - Wikipedia

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   The flame-start system is a cold start aid for starting diesel engines at low ambient temperatures. It reduces the white smoke emission after the engine is started. In addition, it reduces the strain on the starter motor and batteries by shortening the start-up time. [1]

5. Auxiliary power unit - Wikipedia

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   The first German jet engines built during the Second World War used a mechanical APU starting system designed by the German engineer Norbert Riedel.It consisted of a 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) two-stroke flat engine, which for the Junkers Jumo 004 design was hidden in the intake diverter, essentially functioning as a pioneering example of an auxiliary power unit for starting a jet engine.

6. Accessory drive - Wikipedia

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   Klimov TV3-117 turboshaft engine. The accessory drive is the large casting on the top. The accessory drive is a gearbox that forms part of a gas turbine engine. [1] Although not part of the engine's core, it drives the accessories – such as generators, pumps for fuel and lubrication oil, air compressors, hydraulic pumps and engine starters – that are otherwise essential for the operation ...

7. Rolls-Royce C range engines - Wikipedia

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   Several diesel-electric and diesel-hydraulic locomotives manufactured by the Yorkshire Engine Company: 170 hp 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic (also British Rail Class 02) – one C6NFL; 200/220 hp 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic – one C6SFL; 200/220 hp 0-4-0 and 0-6-0 diesel-electric – one C6SFL; 300 hp 0-4-0 and 0-6-0 diesel-electric – one C8SFL