Michał Śmieja

The concept of an integrated laboratory control system for a dual - fuel diesel engine

The need to limit greenhouse gases emissions and to increase the share of renewable fuels in the general energy balance forces people to look for new alternative energy sources. Methane or biogas, in which methane is the main combustible component, is one of such fuels, which is believed to be a promising diesel engine fuel. It is worth emphasizing that biogas might be believed to be one of the cleanest fuels due to the fact that it can be produced from waste, which in normal conditions decomposes releasing methane into the atmosphere. Methane (biogas) combustion in diesel engines requires a dual-fuel feed system, in which the liquid fuel initiating auto-ignition will be injected into the combustion chamber. It comes as a consequence of a relatively high spontaneous combustion temperature of methane, which is not able to self-ignite in the chamber without an external source of ignition. This article presents a concept of constructing an integrated laboratory control system, which will provide optimal feed control of complex composition gaseous fuel and of the injection of an appropriate pilot dose of a liquid fuel into the combustion chamber. The solution proposed to control a dual-fuel diesel engine, which was mounted on the test bed, enables performing comprehensive diesel engine research, ensuring not only stable working conditions for the engine, but also granting an opportunity to smoothly regulate the composition of the artificial biogas which feeds the engine and to control basic parameters of the liquid fuel pilot dose.

Visualization of the Parameters and Changes of Signals Controlling the Operation of Common Rail Injectors

The electromagnetic injector in the Common Rail system is the actuator directly responsible for fuel injection. Its proper operation is enabled by ensuring appropriately shaped changes of the electric signal worked out by the output stage of the controller. This paper determines the repeatability of the control signal and the possibility of using this signal for the diagnostics of the electrical part of the injector.

Effect of CNG in a fuel dose on the combustion process of a Compression-Ignition engine

AbstractCurrently, one of the major trends in the research of contemporary combustion engines involves the potential use of alternative fuels. Considerable attention has been devoted to methane, which is the main component of Natural Gas (NG) and can also be obtained by purification of biogas. In compression-ignition engines fired with methane or Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), it is necessary to apply a dual-fuel feeding system. This paper presents the effect of the proportion of CNG in a fuel dose on the process of combustion. The recorded time series of pressure in a combustion chamber was used to determine the repeatability of the combustion process and the change of fuel compression-ignition delay in the combustion chamber. It has been showed that NG does not burn completely in a dual-fuel engine. The best conditions for combustion are ensured with higher concentrations of gaseous fuel. NG ignition does not take place simultaneously with diesel oil ignition. Moreover, if a divided dose of diesel is inj...

The Automation of Test Stand for Engine Cooling System Testing

The basic description of fully automated engine test stand is presented in the paper. The purpose of the stand is to perform evaluation of new generation cooling systems for combustion engines.

THE IMPACT OF THE SHARE OF CNG ON THE COMBUSTION PROCESS IN A DUAL-FUEL COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE WITH THE COMMON RAIL SYSTEM

The struggle against global warming necessitates the search for new sources of energy, which limit the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Among various fuels used to supply energy nowadays, the importance of natural gas is constantly growing. This is caused by the fact that this fuel is characterised by the lowest share of coal among all fossil fuels. Because of its properties, natural gas can be used directly to power spark-ignition engines. The use of this fuel for compression-ignition engines on the other hand is limited due to the high autoignition temperature of methane. Currently, research is being conducted in numerous centres on the possibility of using fuel gases to power CI engines operating in a dual-fuel system. The present article discusses the impact of the share of CNG in the supply dose on the operation of a CI engine. An engine with the Common Rail injection system programmed for mono-fuel operation was used in the research. Based on the conducted tests it has been proved that supplying this type of engine with fuel gas considerably changes the course of the combustion process, which is caused by the fact that the gas and air mixture present in the combustion chamber starts burning now of the autoignition of the first portion of liquid fuel. The obtained test results confirm the necessity to change the injection parameters of the pilot dose of diesel fuel (the timing angle of injection and the pressure of fuel) in cases when this type of engine operates in a dual-fuel system.

THE NEW DATA EXCHANGE FACILITIES WITH CAN-FD

The modern vehicles demand more and more data exchange to coordinate, control and monitor functions of on board system. The variety of networks applied in these systems is featured mainly by the bandwidth and time determinism. The development electronic information and network sciences find its reflection in the new and new automotive implementations. The last significant step towards the increase the throughout put of the on board network channels are works on CAN-FD. CAN is now the most common network present on board. It helps to manage the maintenance with the numerous subassemblies of the modern car. Next to the many features making CAN so useful and popular, there is a bandwidth limitation, which slows down further implementation of it. The new CAN-FD specification adds new properties that extend the possibilities of CAN as automotive network protocol. These are: different speed transmission in the arbitration phase and in the data phase during the message transmission as well as the extending the maximum size of data filed of the frame from 8 (CAN) to 64 (CAN-FD). In the paper there have been presented the limitations of existing CAN protocol usage, the explanation of the basics of the arbitration mechanisms and the response of the scientist and engineers to cope with it, as well as the formal result outlined in the CAN-FD

Data exchange in a tachograph system as the element of the cybersecurity of the modern car

A numerous flows of data in the modern vehicle are necessary to maintain the complexity of systems included onboard. Unfortunately, along with the increase of the road security and many useful facilities there are arising vulnerabilities coming from cyberattacks and reliability of the communication systems. Because many components are based on highly advanced E/E technology, the security measures known from IT are more and more important. The data encryption mechanisms, used in IT for memory content and data transfer protection, are getting important in automotive. In the paper there are presented considerations connected with the cybersecurity of the vehicle, as a part of the transportation system, as well as the effect of the process of the production. In the article authors focused on the encryption of the communication between the tachograph device and the motion sensor. The normal operation of the interface tachograph-sensor follows the operation of pairing based on authentication and identification services. The pairing operation takes place in an authorized workshop and its goal is to check the legality of devices paired, and the so-called establishment of the session key, which contains encryption keys used for 3DES encryption. The description of data encryption for the motion sensor, presented in the article, is the example of the bunch of solutions required for

The correctness function of intelligent device recording in aspect used and their safety

The duty of applying recorders in the road transport was implemented in states of the European Union on regulations (EWG) no. 3820 / 85 on harmonisations of some social welfare legislation referring to the transport, which was changing with regulation (EWG) no. 3821 / 85 on recorders applied in the road transport. The preamble unequivocally that in order to ensure effective control of the recording devices used in road transport, they must be reliable, easy to use and constructed to minimize any possibility of fraud. The duty of implementation of the digital tachograph is also considered in the context of improving road safety. Through the analysis of the records of the registering devices can be defined in each specific case of speeding by more than the allowable value in the area. Technical requirements for your device recorded in the resolution, which defines the main parameters, are measured, among things other, the traversed path length of the car, speed, time driving, other periods of work, politeness of the driver and the correct operation of the check authorized for those authorities. The duty of States-members of the European Union is identify organizations that will conduct research and verification of the recording equipment together will also introduce solutions that improve their security. This article contains responsibilities after part rest on the drivers of vehicles takes the issues of system security and optimum performance of recording devices and consequences may arise from non-compliance with regulations and them subjecting to tachograph manipulation.

Experimental tests on a dual fuel compression-ignition engine powered by biogas with a varying chemical composition

Biogas is among the fuels whose significance in the general energy balance will increase. These results from the fact that it may be produced from various kinds of waste materials, and it is therefore considered a renewable fuel of the second generation. Because of its properties, biogas may be used directly to power spark-ignition engines. Nonetheless, numerous tests are underway involving the possibility of using biogas to power compression-ignition engines. In order to use biogas, whose main combustible component is methane, in compression-ignition engines, it is necessary to use a dual fuel power supply system. With such a system supplying power to the engine, the gas and air mixture in the cylinder is ignited by a small dose of liquid fuel. This paper presents a fragment of the research on the use of biogas with a varying chemical composition for powering compression-ignition engines. The described tests were conducted using a one-cylinder compressionignition engine mounted on an engine test stand. The fuel gas consisted of a mixture of natural gas and carbon dioxide; the share of each individual component was regulated from the station, which controlled the operation of the whole test stand. The developed control system also enabled the adjustment of the operating parameters of the engine test stand and the parameters of the injection of liquid fuel, such as the injection pressure, the timing angle of injection and the size of the dose. The results presented in the paper show the impact of the individual control parameters of the engine on the value of the engine’s torque and the amount of toxic compounds in the exhaust fumes.

Effect of fuel pilot dose parameters on efficiency of dual-fuel compression ignition engines fuelled with biogas

Increasing the share of renewable electrical energy in the overall energy balance is one of the major challenges of humanity. It is primarily connected with global warming and increasing environmental pollution. One of the ways to counteract this problem is to promote the importance of renewable fuels, including gaseous fuels which are relatively low in carbon.This paper presents the effects of selected parameters of a pilot dose of diesel fuel on the efficiency of a dual-fuel compression ignition engine. The dose of gaseous fuel powering the engine was a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide in varying proportions.