1Department of Environmental Science, Sahyadri Science College (Autonomous), Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
2Research & Teaching Assistant in Environmental Science, DDE, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Karnataka, India
Online published on 8 November, 2017.
The importance of glow plugs used in automotive diesel engines is reviewed based on published literature. A glow plug resembles a short metal pencil. The heating filament is fitted into its tip. Glow plug filaments made of certain materials, like platinum and iridium, that are resistant to high temperature. Glow plugs have high resistance to chemical, mechanical, and thermal loads and provide long life for diesel engines.
Automotive, Glow Plug, Diesel Engines, High temperature
