In low ambient temperatures, the engine will have poor output torque and
power generation at the first cycles of its performance, long start time and
huge noxious emissions because of insufficient temperature and quality of airfuel
mixture and failure of flame to burn the charge. It is noted that any
attempt to increase the charge temperature leads to better combustion
conditions. By applying thin ceramic coating over the piston top surface and
increasing the temperature of engine inner walls, more efficient combustion
in shorter time can be provided for the engine. In current research, a transient
thermal study is developed for simulating the engine performance under cold
starting conditions and predicting the effect of insulating layer thickness on
the charge temperature before ignition timing. The results demonstrate that
the ceramic coating can provide higher temperature for piston crown and
effectively improve the temperature of charge during the first cranking cycles
of engine cold start stage.