Andrzej Piętak

On the adaptation of CAN BUS network for use in the ship electronic systems

On the adaptation of CAN BUS network for use in the ship electronic systems This paper presents an analysis of application of the CAN - based marine electronics standard NMEA 2000, recently developed one, on board sea-going vessels, especially in the context of small, recreational, sailing and motor craft. The idea and development of the system has been briefly presented. The properties of the CAN network has been described and the use of its functions by the NMEA system, discussed. The discussion has been performed for all layers of the communication protocol, according to the Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model worked out by ISO. All the features have been summarized and analyzed in the context of their possible use in various shipboard systems.

Verification of a 2–Phase, Zero-Dimensional Model of a Multifuel Compression-Ignition Engine in Single Fuel Operation

Improving the efficiency or work and reducing the emissions of toxic substances into the atmosphere are the two key directions of development of modern combustion engines. Improvement of engine efficiency is feasible only by increasing the precision of control thereof, which necessitates long-term operating tests. Regrettably, due to complexity of processes taking place during the combustion of fuel, these phenomena can only be tested on simulation models, based on a mathematical description of the phenomena.This paper presents the results of verification tests of the developed fuel combustion model in a multifuel compression-ignition engine for an engine running only on diesel fuel.

POSSIBILITIES OF APPLICATIONS OF STIRLING ENGINE IN COGENERATION SYSTEMS

This study takes into account engines working in Stirling cycles in cogeneration systems. Stirling engines have been selected because of their characteristics of exploitation. The possibility of their use in cogeneration systems is more favourable in comparison with other combustion engines because they can avoid usage of industrial and transport fuels. The Stirling engines enable the use of biomass, agricultural and other waste energy sources in micro tri- and cogeneration plants dedicated for the use in agriculture and forestry. Considering such applications, three types of usage structures of Stirling engines are proposed. All three structures are dedicated to install in small residential or farm buildings. These three types of structure are named: “type master”, “type slave” and “type customer”. In accordance with the proposed structures, different types of engine constructions are discussed, too. At the same time, the authors described the dependences between Stirling engines and electric power energy systems. The arguments of grid power systems and dispersed energy resource in text were reviewed. After that overview, some legal problems are discussed. Finally, the conception of independent dispersed micro agropower system and some technical equipment were described. Technical realization of the proposed conception requires: proper type, installation and usage of Stirling engines and proper expectations of achieved results.

BIOMASS ENERGY POTENTIAL - GREEN ENERGY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN

The combined production of electrical and heat energy is one of the preferred, by national policy, activities associated with energy production from renewable sources. The simultaneous generation of heat and electrical or mechanical energy during the same technological process is called cogeneration or combined heat and power, CHP. The presented methodological approach includes an analysis of the data recorded in the research stations and agricultural production stations owned and managed by the University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) in Olsztyn, performed in order to determine the energy potential of biomass and other renewable energy sources (RES). Depending on the substrates available for UWM in Olsztyn, it is proposed to take a varied approach towards the use of RES by means of biotechnological and thermal biomass conversion. The first method is based on the production of biogas from biomass with the subsequent use of the generated biogas in the process of cogeneration. In the second method, heat energy generated by gasification in a syngas generator will be used for transformation with a Stirling’s engine into mechanical energy and finally into electrical (30%) and heat (60%) energy. The concept of a “Green University” is the result of the performed analyses.

BMD ecofuel for diesel engines

The World is strongly dependent on crude oil for its transport needs. In order to diminish this dependence, we need to introduce clean, CO2-efficient, secure and affordable transportation fuels. The current production of liquid biofuels in the EU25 is less than 1% of the market. Recent assessments have concluded that the 2010 targets, 18 Mtoe used in the transport sector, are unlikely to be achieved. There can be three basic possibilities of accomplishing this target: i) use of alcohols (first of all ethanol) and their mixing with petrol; ii) use of fatty acids esters (methyl or ethyl) of vegetable oils and their mixing with diesel fuel, iii) use of synthetic hydrocarbons of the synthetic gas coming from biomass resources and eventually their mixing with other “classical” hydrocarbons. This paper presents a novel way of utilizing alcohols as fuels for a diesel engine. It is proposed to use heavy alcohols as a mix with vegetable oils and conventional diesel fuel. It is presented the way to use alcohols. Namely, the use of heavy alcohols as a solvent for vegetable oil (named the biomix or BM) and after the obtainment of the thickness, which would be approximate to diesel fuel, mixing the biomix with diesel fuel to obtained biomixdiesel (BMD). This solution will be shown for example with butanol as heavy alcohol, rape oil as vegetable oil and conventional diesel fuel. The investigations are carried out with a simple diesel engine on the engine test bed. Main parameters of engine (power output, torque, specifically fuel consumption) and the main exhaust gas component (in this case CO, NOx, PM) will be investigated. There were better results achieved than one expected. Opposed to existing experiences, the maximum of power output and the torque of engine are higher in the whole range of the rotational speed of the engine crankshaft when the engine biomixdiesel (BMD) is reinforced. The addition of the component biomix to fuel influences the specific fuel consumption. Generally, with the larger part of the component biomix the specific fuel consumption grows. Because the power of engine also grows up one should expect that in exploitation the specific fuel consumption should not increase. Very important is that this fuel could be used to reinforce old, existing now and the future diesel engines. The production of butanol is known (from biomass and in other way with electrolysis of ethanol). The possibility to get butanol from ethanol gives a very good perspective for the use of ethanol from today’s overproduction and moreover without the essential change of infrastructure. All this leads to the conclusion that fulfilling of the expected requirements of European Union regarding the ecofuels is fully possible.

The demand analysis of the biogas plant with chp system on substrate, the aim to obtain required electrical and thermal power

Due to the ending resources of fossil fuels, as well as instability of the political situation on the world, especially in countries that are their main supplier, governments of poor countries in resources are forced to seek alternative sources of energy. Currently the most commonly used raw material to produce an electrical and thermal power in Poland are coal and lignite, However, in a result of an increase of their prices and an exacerbated by the EU of regulations about an emission of the greenhouse gas, emerged trends, that aim to transform the energy sector through the implementation of technologies based on alternative energy sources. The main focus is to put on renewable energy sources. The methodology, which is contained in this paper, presents a way to designation the demand of the biogas plant with CHP system on substrate of agricultural origin, the aim to obtain required electrical and thermal power. Moreover, the paper presents a simplified diagram of anaerobic fermentation, which is the basis of biogas production, as well as an illustrative diagram of a biogas plant with CHP system. In this paper also was mentioned the possibility of application biogas for transportation purposes.

INFLUENCE OF CONTRIBUTION OF BIOFUELS DERIVED FROM RENEWABLE MATERIALS IN THE FUEL ON THE COMBUSTION PROCESS AND TOXIC COMPOUNDS EMISSION OF COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE

The use of liquid fuels as an energy source for internal combustion engines is unavoidable nowadays, further consumption increases with the development of industry and economic growth of the country. The abundance of the world in fossil fuels is a highly controversial issue; however, irrespective of forecasts concerning deposits of mineral fuels, undisputable fact is that these are resources, which will deplete. Economic, environmental and legislative issues also impose a limitation of use of fossil fuels. Under the problems associated with fossil fuels, an interesting alternative may be fuel derived from renewable sources. Biodiesel understood as a renewable energy source, used to feed compression ignition engines seem to be the ideal solution to meet energy needs, facing so called economic circulation era. Many research results confirm that combustion of pure biofuels in the currently highly advanced injection systems causes many problems. Different biofuel properties from diesel, such as viscosity or density directly influences on combustion process and emission of toxic components in the exhaust gases. Therefore, biodiesel blends with diesel fuel in all proportions; the combustion of such mixtures carries a number of benefits, from consumption reduction of non-renewable resources to reduction of harmful components in the exhaust gases. In this paper, the effect of doping methyl esters on the process of combustion and exhaust gases emissions in a compression ignition engine feed with mixtures of esters and diesel was examined. Tests were performed on four-cylinder, CI Andoria ACDR engine equipped with Common Rail fuel injection system. In order to investigate the combustion process, cylinder pressure and toxic components in exhaust gases steady state measurements were performed.

Possibility of Automation of a Mobile Biodiesel Production Plant

This paper presents a method of production and properties of ethyl esters as well as the differences between them and methyl esters. It discusses the technology of esterification and the benefits brought by the use of rapeseed ethyl esters as renewable fuel. It also presents elements of structure, actuators and control mechanisms of a mobile biodiesel production plant, owned by the Department of Mechatronics, University of Warmia and Mazury. An algorithm of a transesterification process is presented along with algorithms of a flow-through process control and the possibilities of their automation. The benefits of applying such a solution are also discussed.

THE IMPACT OF THE SHARE OF BIOGAS IN A SUPPLY DOSE ON LOAD PARAMETERS IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A DUAL-FUEL COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE

The need to increase the share of renewable fuels in the general energy balance necessitates the search for new possibilities of their use. One such fuel is biogas, which is generated both as a result of natural processes occurring, e.g. in landfills, and can also be obtained from various biological materials in biogas plants. Because of its properties, biogas may be used to power spark-ignition engines. At the same time, in numerous scientific centres attempts are underway at using biogas to power compression-ignition engines. Due to the relatively high autoignition temperature of methane, which is the main component of biogas, it is necessary to use dual-fuel supply systems in CI engines. Providing fuel gas to such an engine in the form of biogas, which can have a varying chemical composition, considerably changes the conditions of combustion in the engine compartment, which affects both the performance of the engine as well as the emission of toxic compounds into the atmosphere. The present paper discusses the impact of supplying an engine with fuel gas, as well as of the composition of biogas, on the ratios describing the load in the combustion chamber of a dual-fuel compression-ignition engine. The calculations were conducted for a four-cylinder forced induction engine, assuming that the volume of the drawn gas and air mixture equals the volume of the drawn air during mono-fuel operation.

SPECTROFLUOROMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF OIL FROM PYROLYSIS OF SCRAP TIRES

Almost all kinds of fuel applied in combustion engines come from refining industry, in which crude oil serves as basic raw material. However, there are also searched other sources of hydrocarbons which can be used directly or as additives to conventional fuels. The most popular in this regard are vegetable oils such as rapeseed oil, from which are produced esters used as fuel for diesel engines. On the other hand, as additives to gasoline can be used alcohols derived from the fermentation of agricultural products. Another way to obtain liquid hydrocarbons is pyrolysis of scrap tires. In this article, such pyrolytic product is analysed in terms of its fluorescence properties compared to the fluorescent properties of substances derived from the distillation of the pyrolysis product in three following temperatures: 160, 204 and 350 oC. All the tested substances show relatively strong fluorescence in ultraviolet range. Fluorometric spectra were performed applying the spectrofluorometer Hitachi F-7000 FL with 1x1 cm quartz cuvette. Studied substances were previously diluted in n-hexane to obtain concentration 4 ppm. Amount of fluorescent peaks and their positions depends on kind of distillate. Ipso facto fluorescence method seems be suitable much more – than chemical analyse – for quick identification of substances constituting a components of distillate obtained from pyrolytic product.