Examining the emergency preheating possibilities of vehicle engines

Abstract

A preheating system made for volunteer firefighters would greatly improve vehicle perfotmance, increase engine life, and thus reduce the potential for errors and service cost. For better efficciency, a multipoint heating of the engine is recommended. Compared to the heated medium, there are three well separated heating points. Based on the measurements, this can be realized in 8 minutes. All of these can be an effective solution for fire departments that receive less than 100 deployments per year.