Engineering · Diesel — Starting
Most large marine diesel engines are started by:
- AAn electric starter motor and battery
- BCompressed air admitted to the cylinders✓ Correct
- CA hand crank
- DHydraulic accumulators on the camshaft
Explanation
Large slow- and medium-speed engines use a starting-air system: high-pressure air is admitted to the cylinders in firing order through the air start valves to turn the engine until it fires.
Authority: Diesel Engines (USCG engineering topic)
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