Development of a locomotive engine condition monitoring system
Outlines test procedures and results of a study of the application of the instantaneous crankshaft angular velocity (ICAV) engine condition monitoring system applied to three freight locomotives. The study involved the assessment of a prototype repair-shop diagnostic tool, based on prior experimental programs and the ICAV technology. Engine testing was carried out at four-month intervals for three separate trials on the locomotives. Experimental data obtained included power output, fuel consumption, cylinder firing pressure waveforms, and the ICAV waveforms. The performance of the ICAV system was judged on its ability to accurately predict the change in indicated mean effective pressure of each cylinder from one test to the next.
- Research Organization:
- Advanced Engine Technology Ltd., Nepean, Ontario (Canada); Transportation Development Centre (Canada)
- OSTI ID:
- 350600
- Report Number(s):
- MIC-99-00001/XAB; TRN: 91171508
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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