A method of automotive engine life forcasting on the basis of laboratory start- ups test

The results of previously conducted research shows that in the case of automotive engines wear accompanying engine start-ups has significant contribution to the total wear of cylinder liner. Thus, it was assumed that wear of the liner measured after high number of start-ups can be representative for given conditions of engine operation in the vehicle and can be used to forecast engine life. The paper describes a new method of automotive engine durability prediction on the basis of wear measured after so called start-ups test. The start-ups test consists of series of repeatable cycles during which engine is started-up in precisely established temperature and operates for short time with no load and then is shut down and cooled down. To conduct the new test it is indispensable to obtain data regarding start-up conditions. But these data can be precisely determined on the basis of simple measurements made on any existing engine installed in a vehicle used in expected way. Moreover, the cost of the new test is significantly lower (minimal fuel consumption, engine does not have to be installed on dynamometer stand) and duration is shorter than in the case of standard tests. Considering advantages of the new start-ups test, it can be recommended as a part of the test stand reliability research of automotive engines. The developed method is simple and short and can be a complementary one to existing standard reliability research methods

Stanowisko do badań uszczelniającego działania układu tłok–pierścienie–cylinder silnika spalinowego

The paper discusses research assumptions and describes a test stand for the investigations of the sealing properties of the piston rings. The research stand includes an engine brake together with a control system, a research engine and a lubrication and engine thermal state stabilization systems. The engine was fitted with a research piston containing a measuring device enabling the recording of fast varying quantities such as the pressures in the space between the rings, axial displacements of the oil sealing rings in the piston grooves and the temperatures of the gas blown through the seal.W artykule omówiono założenia oraz opisano zbudowane stanowisko do badania zjawisk związanych z uszczelniającym działaniem pakietu pierścieni tłokowych. Stanowisko składa się z hamulca silnikowego wraz z układem sterowania, silnika badawczego oraz układu smarowania i stabilizacji jego stanu cieplnego. Silnik wyposażony jest w tłok badawczy zawierający układ pomiarowy, umożliwiający pomiar i rejestrację szybkozmiennych wielkości, m.in. ciśnień w przestrzeniach międzypierścieniowych, osiowych przemieszczeń pierścieni uszczelniających w rowkach pierścieniowych tłoka oraz temperatur gazu przepływającego przez uszczelnienie

Comperative analysis of emision from engine fuelled with diesel and bio-diesel

The paper presents comparative analysis of operational parameters, smoke emission and toxic components contents in exhaust gases of a compression ignition engine fuelled with fossil diesel, commercial bio-diesel (fatty acid methyl ester) and their blend. Measurements were conducted on an older generation diesel engine equipped with in-line injection pump. Engine was operated in conditions of full load rotational speed characteristic and also ESC steady-state test cycle. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analytical system provided contents of 23 exhaust gas components. In particular chosen parameters of investigated fuels (on the base of quality reports), performance and fuel consumption characteristic versus rotational speed, smoke emission (D) and content of carbon monoxide (CO), unburned hydrocarbons (THC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (S02) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in exhaust gas of the engine fuelled with investigated fuels, emission of specific hydrocarbons of the engine fuelled with investigated fuels, of non-regulated compounds measured during the research, molar mass of analyzed exhaust compounds are presented in the paper

Zmiany stożka ujściowego Wisły w okresie 2009-2014

Celem pracy jest określenie stanu i zmian rzeźby stożka ujściowego Wisły Przekop, w okresie lat 2009-2014, w relacji do oceny warunków swobodnego spływu wód Wisły. Stanowi to istotny element dla oceny skuteczności zapobiegania powodziom w rejonie Żuław. Podstawę badań stanowią szczegółowe, monitoringowe pomiary batymetrii i morfometrii stożka wraz z kanałem doprowadzającym. Stosowano nowoczesną aparaturę (głównie DGPS RTK i specjalistyczne systemy nawigacyjne oraz echosondę wielowiązkową) zapewniającą uzyskanie cyfrowego modelu powierzchni dna, z decymetrową dokładnością położenia punktów. W kolejnych latach wykonano serię map batymetrycznych dla skali 1:10 000, map rzeźby i map różnicowych zmian rzeźby. Stwierdzone znaczne zmiany charakteru rzeźby (przy względnie niewielkim zmianach konturów stożka), wskazują na ich istotna rolę w kształtowaniu warunków swobodnego spływu wód Wisły.The aim of this study is to determine the state and changes of the Vistula Canal (Wisła Przekop) external delta relief, in the period of 2009-2014, and in relation to the assessment of the conditions of free runoff of the Vistula River waters. This is an important element for assessing the effectiveness of flood prevention in the area of Żuławy. The basis of the study are detailed bathymetry monitoring and morphometric measurements of the external delta with the supply channel. Modern equipment was used (mainly RTK and DGPS specialist navigation systems and multibeam echosounder), providing the obtainment of a digital model of the seabed surface, with decimeter accuracy of location points. In subsequent years, a series of bathymetric maps for the scale of 1:10 000 was made, as well as relief maps and maps of differential changes of the relief. The observed significant changes in the nature of the relief (with relatively small changes in the contours of the delta), indicate their important role in shaping the conditions of free runoff Vistula waters

Gas Escape from Combustion Chamber to Crankcase, Analysis of a Set of Parameters Affecting the Blow by

One of the several losses of a combustion chamber is the gas leakage toward the crankcase due to imperfect sealing of the rings. Commonly known as blow by, it affects efficiency and emissions. A bibliographic review concerning the phenomenon is mentioned and starting from that, the equations that rule the ring dynamics, inter-ring pressures and mass flows are described and solved for a diesel engine using ©Ricardo RINGPAK Solver. Ring and groove dimension together with engine speed and load were the investigated parameters. However, blow by gasses shows to depend upon by many other factors