81 results about "Engine wear" patented technology

Mechanical systems wear or change over time. Data collected over a system's life can be input to statistical learning models to predict this wear / change. Previous work by the inventors trained a flexible empirical regression model at a fixed point of wear, and then applied it independently at time points over the life of an engine to predict wear. The embodiment disclosed herein relates those wear predictions over time using a time evolution model. The time evolution model is sequentially updated with new data, and effectively tunes the empirical model for each engine. The combined model predicts wear with dramatically reduced variability. The benefit of reduced variability is that engine wear is more evident, and it is possible to detect operational anomalies more quickly. In addition to tracking wear, the model is also used as the basis for a Bayesian approach to monitor for sudden changes and reject outliers, and adapt the model after these events.

A lubricated part composition containing (a) a part with at least a partial hard surface coating of average thickness less than about 25 micrometres, said coating containing at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of silicides, nitrides, carbides, borides, oxides, sulphides and mixtures thereof; (b) a detergent selected from at least one of the group consisting of a phenate salt, a sulphonate salt, a salixarate salt and mixtures thereof; and (c) an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further relates to the use of the composition to decrease engine wear, decrease sludge formation, filter plugging, decrease sulphur emissions and decrease phosphorus emissions.

A viscosity and corrosivity sensor apparatus includes a substrate upon which one or more electrodes are configured. The electrode(s) are exposed to a liquid, such as automotive oil. An oscillator can be connected to the electrode, wherein the oscillator assists in providing data indicative of the corrosivity and data indicative of the viscosity of the liquid in contact with the electrode(s). A viscosity and corrosivity sensor is therefore provided in the same package.

A multifuel internal combustion Stirling engine is described, wherein a compressor piston and a displacer piston reciprocate, within a common cylinder, to enclose a variable air volume, and a variable burned gas volume. Motion of these two pistons, creates a power producing cycle, of compression, combustion, expansion, and scavenge, wherein the burned gases do not contact those cylinder portions over which the compressor piston moves. In this way low engine wear can be obtained when using fuels such as coal, which produces abrasive particulates in the burned gases. A multifuel internal combustion engine of this invention can be readily adapted to operate on a wide variety of fuels, such as, natural gas, diesel fuel, residual petroleum fuel, and coal. Widespread use of these engines would introduce economic competition between these now separately competing fuels. This is a clear route to national energy independence, since coal reserves greatly exceed petroleum reserves, nationally and internationally.

A viscosity and corrosivity sensor apparatus includes a substrate upon which one or more electrodes are configured. The electrode(s) are exposed to a liquid, such as automotive oil. An oscillator can be connected to the electrode, wherein the oscillator assists in providing data indicative of the corrosivity and data indicative of the viscosity of the liquid in contact with the electrode(s). A viscosity and corrosivity sensor is therefore provided in the same package.

Lubricant compositions comprising an improved ashless organic friction modifier additive have been found to be capable of reducing both friction and wear. It has been found that mixtures of fatty-alkanolamides containing secondary hydroxyls on the amino alkyl substituent, such as amide mixtures prepared from bis(2-hydroxyporopyl)amine and mixtures of at least two different C8-24 fatty acids, provide better oil solubility and friction reduction than alkanolamides with primary, hydroxyl functionality, such as amide mixtures prepared from di-ethanol)amine.

A method for characterizing engine wear includes the steps of generating operational data representative of engine operation, comparing the operational data with baseline operational data generated by a baseline operational model of the engine and generating a first deviation vector based on this comparison, generating a plurality of data images of an engine component following engine operation, comparing each of the plurality of data images with a baseline image of the engine component and generating a second deviation vector based on this comparison, and quantifying a relationship between the first deviation vector and the second deviation vector. The first deviation vector represents variation between the operational data and the baseline operational data. The second deviation vector represents variation between the plurality of data images and the baseline images.

An engine wear detection system includes (a) detector for generating a signal correlated with the rotation of a rotary member of an engine; (b) a processor for processing said signal to determine the number of rotations performed by the rotary member; and, (c) a cyclometer display for visually displaying the cumulative number of rotations.

The invention discloses an adaptive fuel restriction function (52) for protecting an internal combustion engine. The adaptive fuel limit function is a learning function that responds to trends in engine performance parameters such as compensated fuel flow per unit of power produced (62). The engine performance parameter is processed through a low pass filter (64) to allow for changes in the fuel limit signal (54) in response to gradual changes in fuel demand, such as due to engine wear, while responding to gradual changes in fuel demand, such as due to cylinder failure. sudden changes in the fuel limit signal. The difference between the input and output of the low pass filter can be processed to determine the degree of failure (88), thereby providing an alert function other than a learning function.

An engine oil lubricant composition comprising a major amount of base oil and an effective amount of a zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate, a polymeric viscosity index improver and a mixture of alkaline earth metal detergents provides improved fuel efficiency while providing excellent wear in an engine.

The invention discloses magnetic filter of an engine and belongs to the field of magnetic filters of engines. The magnetic filter comprises a conventional engine oil or fuel filter and is characterized in that: at least one magnet fixing bracket is arranged in a central pipe of the conventional engine oil or fuel filter; a magnet is fixed on the fixing bracket; when the filter is in use, all magnetic impurities doped in the oil flowing by the magnet can be absorbed by the magnet to avoid engine wear caused by the magnetic impurities; and thus, the service life of the engine, lubricating oil and filter paper is prolonged, and the oil can be magnetized.

The invention discloses high-performance internal combustion engine oil capable of performing viscosity classification and a preparation method thereof. The internal combustion engine oil comprises synthesized base oil, high-temperature antioxidant, metal clearing agent, ash-free dispersing agent, anti-oxidation preservatives, nano multi-effect abradant, viscosity index improver, pour point depressant and oiliness agent. The high-performance internal combustion engine oil has the advantages that the internal combustion engine oil is outstanding in energy conservation and environment protection performance, excellent in wear resistance and friction resistance, good in fuel economy, excellent in low-temperature flowability, outstanding in high-temperature oxidation resistance and high in abrasion resistance; the influence of temperature on the viscosity change of the internal combustion engine oil is small, the internal combustion engine oil can flow under a low-temperature condition and keep proper viscosity in a high-temperature environment, and the internal combustion engine oil can reduce engine wear and prolong the service life of an engine; in addition, the internal combustion engine oil prepared by the method is high in extraction purity and cannot be easily oxidized and degraded into oil sludge and carbon deposition, and accordingly the oil change period of the internal combustion engine oil is long.

The invention discloses an engine cleaning lubricant and a preparation method thereof. The engine cleaning lubricant is prepared through combining high-base-number sulfurized alkylphenol calcium, polyacrylate, polyisobutylene, polyisobutylene succinimide, organic molybdenum and cleaning oil, is used for cleaning an engine, can decompose quickly and is used for removing various colloids, stubborn scales, carbon deposits and attachments, such as metal powder and the like generated through metal friction from the interior of the engine, so that good lubricating property is guaranteed, the frictional resistance is reduced, the power of an automobile is increased, the elasticity of various sealing gaskets and cushions inside the engine is recovered, and the sealing performance is enhanced; and a layer of protective film is formed inside the engine, so that the rust preventing and wear resisting functions of the engine are improved, the oil consumption and engine wear are reduced, and the service lives of engine oil and the engine are prolonged.

A piston ring assembly includes a piston ring formed of a shape memory alloy. By using a shape memory alloy material, the piston ring changes its shape during exposure to transient thermal conditions so as to minimize engine wear. The shape memory alloy composition of the piston ring is selected to exhibit a martensite phase during cold start operating conditions and as the temperature increases changes to the austenite phase so as to recover its original shape.

An engine oil lubricant composition comprising a major amount of base oil and an effective amount of a zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate, a polymeric viscosity index improver and a mixture of alkaline earth metal detergents provides improved fuel efficiency while providing excellent wear in an engine.

The invention discloses an abnormality diagnosis system of fuel consumption of a coach. The system is composed of a vehicle state detection module including a pressure sensor, a tire pressure sensor and a data receiving module, a GPS navigation module arranged at a vehicle, a fuel consumption calculation module, a fuel amount recording module, and a fuel consumption diagnosis module. The GPS navigation module sets different road condition evaluation values based on different actual road conditions. The fuel consumption calculation module is in communication connection with the vehicle state detection module is used for obtaining a load w, a tire pressure p, and a vehicle engine wearing value a of the vehicle. The fuel amount recording module consists of a fuel amount detector, a processorcommunicatively connected to the fuel amount detector and a memory communicatively connected to the processor. The fuel consumption diagnosis module in communication connection with the fuel consumption calculation module and the fuel amount recording module is used for reading a total consumption value and an actual consumption value and making a comparison. Therefore, a problem that the illegalrefueling and fuel stealing behaviors of the driver can not be monitored during the long-distance transportation process is solved; and the diagnostic accuracy of the equipment is improved, the falsediagnosis probability is reduced, and the credibility is high.

A system and method for identifying engine wear based on engine oil debris is provided. The provided system and method utilize metallic debris data provided in summary reports. For each object of metallic debris, a zap count, an initial (pre-zap) impedance and an impedance change (post zap) are processed with configurable reference variables. Alerts (suggesting potential engine wear) are generated responsive to the impedance values of the objects of metallic debris and the reference variables.

The invention discloses an intelligent logistics distribution method. The intelligent logistics distribution method comprises the following steps: S1, obtaining the weight and volume of each cargo; S2, obtaining the maximum load M, maximum carrying space V, engine attrition value a, automobile oil extraction amount L and output per litre b of each vehicle; S3, accumulating and calculating all thecargoes to be distributed to obtain total volume m and total volume v, screening out available vehicles meeting that M is greater than m and M is greater than v simultaneously, and then calculating the screened available vehicles to calculate the departure coefficient n of each screened available vehicle according to the maximum load M and the maximum carrying space V, and arranging vehicles to carry out distribution according to the minimum departure coefficient n; and S4, distributing the distributing vehicles according to an optimal path. According to the intelligent logistics distributionmethod disclosed by the invention, the most appropriate transporting vehicles are selected, the loads of the automobiles are not wasted, and simultaneously the optimal path is selected for distribution, so that the transportation cost can be reduced to the maximum extent while the cargo arrival time is not delayed.

The invention discloses an energy-saving low-carbon diesel oil core agent composed of a cetane number improver, an antioxidant, a cleaning dispersant, a flow improver, a combustion improver, an antifreezing agent, a flavor removing agent, a carbon reduction agent and the like. The core agent is mainly used for automotive methanol diesel oil, overcomes cold startability, improves combustion chamber carbon deposit, makes an engine clean, reduces engine wear caused by methanol combustion, reduces emissions of combustion waste gas, effectively inhibits metal corrosion and rubber swelling, strengthens and improves large-proportion methanol, catalyzes the combustion effect, and opens up a new method of a large-proportion methanol combustion technology for application of methanol diesel oil, microemulsion alcohol diesel oil, methanol biodiesel oil and alcohol-based fuels.

A lubricating oil additive based on the libricating mechanism of cermet is prepared from mineral oil, alkali-earth metal sulfonate, polyboroamine, atoleine, zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, molybdenum dialkyldithiophosphate and arene solvent. It can be converted to chemical-bond ceramic structure of molybdenum phosphate and boron nitride in friction part, resulting in reducing wear and temp of engine, increasing efficiency of fuel oil, and decreasing tail gas exhaust and noise.

A method of controlling a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method can be used to determine an ambient pressure value without the use of an ambient pressure sensor. The ambient pressure value can be used for controlling a set of fuel injectors. The method can include provisions for adjusting the ambient pressure value to correct for errors introduced by engine wear and other factors.

The invention discloses a flywheel energy storing device and a transportation vehicle adopting the same. The flywheel energy storing device comprises a flywheel and a detachable transmission device; the flywheel is used for storing kinetic energy; the detachable transmission device is used for connecting the flywheel with the outside in case of need, and therefore the effect that energy storing of the flywheel is accelerated when an outside power device runs, and power is output outwards through the flywheel when the outside power device does not run is achieved. According to the flywheel energy storing device and the transportation vehicle adopting the same, when a traffic jam occurs, an engine is stopped, and the flywheel energy storing device is adopted to drive an automobile to drive, so that energy waste and engine wear which are caused by repeated starting of the engine and in-situ idling and exhaust gas emission beyond standards are avoided.

The invention discloses a high-performance cleanser special for military aircraft engines and a preparation method, and belongs to the technical field of engine cleaning. The cleanser comprises 4-6 parts of higher fatty acid sodium, 3-5 parts of sodium sulfate, 1-3 parts of phosphate salt, 2-5 parts of sodium citrate, 1-4 parts of alkanolamide, 3-5 parts of fatty acyl-peptide condensate, 1-3 partsof benzotriazole, 3-4 parts of triethanolamine, 2-5 parts of nano-metal oxide and 3-6 parts of organic solvent; the cleanser further comprises 1-2 parts of dichloromethane and 1-2 parts of dichlorofluoroethane. Compared with the prior art, the cleanser has the advantages that the cleanser can effectively clean the inside of an engine and prevent a lubricating oil passage from being blocked; the engine cleanser contains special decontamination components and can effectively dissolve and remove colloids, greasy filth and carbon deposits in an oil circulation system in the engine, the contaminants are discharged along with used oil, the oil fluidity is enhanced, the oil consumption and engine wear are reduced, and the service life of the engine is prolonged; generation of acidoids in the engine is inhibited, and the inside of the engine is protected.

The invention discloses a light hydrocarbon fuel for an environmental automobile. The components of the fuel by weight portion are: 100 weight portions of light hydrocarbon, 4 to 60 weight portions of arene, 0 to 20 weight portions of an unleaded antiknock agent, 0 to 0.2 weight portion of a cationic fluorocarbon surfactant and 0.001 to 2 weight portions of a surface active marked agent . The fuel has the advantages of increasing the self-ignition point of fuels, improving the distillation range distribution of the fuels, increasing the combustion rate of the fuels, enhancing engine power, reducing engine wear, avoiding the carbon deposition of a spark plug and reducing fuel consumption, and the calorific value is more than or equal to 42, 000KJ / kg, and the fuel is a novel alternative fuel for the automobiles with the characteristics of energy conservation, environmental protection and low cost.

Provided are a high tenacity alumina base composite ceramic and a preparation method thereof. Weight percentage content of each component is respectively 4.0wt.%<=x<=29.0wt.% of lanthana (La2O3), 2.5wt.%<=y<=21.5wt.% of niobium oxide (Nb2O5) and 52.0wt.%<=z<=93.0wt.% of alumina (AI2O3). The high tenacity alumina base composite ceramic adopts raw materials without any component which damages human healthy and pollutes the environment, fracture toughness of the high tenacity alumina base composite ceramic is all larger than 5MPa.m1 / 2, the high tenacity alumina base composite ceramic can be widely applied to ceramic cylinder sleeves, ceramic bearings and other engine wear parts and ceramic cutting tools. The high tenacity alumina base composite ceramic is simple in process, safe, free of pollution and saving in energy and time, sintering time is 1 / 6-1 / 4 of conventional sintering only, sintering temperature is 15-300 DEG C lower than the conventional sintering, and the high tenacity alumina base composite ceramic has great industrial application value.

The invention discloses engine lubricating oil and a preparation method thereof. The engine lubricating oil is prepared from components in percentage by weight as follows: 34%-38% of VHVI 250N base oil, 16%-19% of poly-alpha-olefin PAO4, 10%-11% of poly-alpha-olefin PAO150, 14.5%-15.5% of a complexing agent, 1.5%-1.7% of calcium salicylate, 0.25%-0.35% of organic molybdenum salt, 0.6%-0.7% of magnesium sulfonate, 0.24%-0.26% of borate, 7.4%-7.7% of alkyl naphthalene and 10%-13% of polyol ester, wherein the complexing agent is Chevron OLOA59110. The engine lubricating oil is environment-friendly, has slight engine wear degree and has long oil change mileage.

The invention discloses a lubricant for a dual-fuel engine. The lubricant for the dual-fuel engine is characterized by comprising the following substances in parts by weight: 50-63 parts of base oil, 1.5-3.8 parts of nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether, 1-7 parts of polyvinyl ether, 11-18 parts of poly-alpha-olefin, 1-3 parts of 1-hydroxy-2-acetyl-4-methyl benzene, 3-5 parts of p-methoxy styrene, 0.5-3.1 parts of phenyl-naphthylamine, 5-9 parts of resorcinol, 0.5-1 part of carboxylic acid and carboxylate, 1-8 parts of acrylate and 65-84 parts of base plant oil. The lubricant for the dual-fuel engine has excellent antioxidant capacity, high-base value acidification resistance and wear resistance; the evaporation loss of the lubricant is effectively reduced; engine wear caused by the existing lubricant is improved; the lubricant for the dual-fuel engine is good in detergency, high in fuel combustion value and complete in combustion, reduces formation of oil sludge and carbon deposit in an engine, and reduces emissions of CO, hydrocarbons, NOx, sulfides and lead.

A method of controlling a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method can be used to determine an ambient pressure value without the use of an ambient pressure sensor. The ambient pressure value can be used for controlling a set of fuel injectors. The method can include provisions for adjusting the ambient pressure value to correct for errors introduced by engine wear and other factors.

Lubricant formulations and methods for producing lubricant formulations are described that provide improved wear protection in engines operated using ethanol-based fuels. The improved wear protection may be provided by an increased amount of overbased calcium detergent present in the formulation.