Evaluation of the Main Causes of Diesel Engine Injector Failure using Fault Tree Analysis

This paper is based on the application of the root cause analysis principle of diesel engine injector failure in diesels Haditha station. The maintenance of the diesel engine injector contains many problems that lead to the injector stopping; several reasons lead to such Problems. Fault tree analysis (FTA) is one of the most widely used methods in the industrial sector to perform reliability analysis of complex engineering systems. A fault tree is a logical representation of the relationship of primary/basic events that lead to a given undesirable event (i.e., top event). This research aims to present the (FTA) technology and how to use it in analyzing the causes of problems that lead to the injector stop working, and how to calculate the probability of occurrence of such problems. Implementation of FTA based on the probabilities of the causes under the top event and canalization lead to the calculated probability value (0.80). The plant management can define a specific plan to reduce these problems, because failure of an important engine part (injector) with such a large value leads to long downtime hours compared to operating hours.

Регулятор для двигателя МС-500 – разработка, испытания, сертификация

There are shown the features of the development process of the digital engine regulator RDTs-450M-S-500 for the MS-500V-02S turboprop engine as another modification in the family of regulators for engines of helicopter and aircraft (including unmanned aerial vehicles). These regulators are developed and serially produced by Element JSC since 2014 year, when the Appliance Design Approval of the aviation equipment component was received for RDTs-450M type. The creation of a new regulator is described as a modification of the basic design with the simultaneous refinement of a specially developed aircraft engine universal stand-imitator, which provides adjustment and verification of the parameters of the regulator. Information about the requirements differences for the rotor vibrations control compare the previous regulator modifications is given. It is shown that during the development process the need for a significant engine mathematical model correction was revealed. Element JSC specialists corrected this model originally provided by the engine developer Motor Sich JSC. The results of this correction performed based on experimental data are reflected. The results of using a new engine mathematical model, including the metering pump mathematical model, are presented. It is shown that the integration of a new mathematical model into a universal stand-imitator provided RDTs-450M-S-500 regulator adjustment and subsequent successful tests of RDTs-450M-S-500 as engine part, which confirmed the adequacy of the model. During this test, ensuring of the turbocharger rotor acceleration given level was confirmed too. There is provided here information on the regulator qualification in the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee, based on the results of which Supplement to Applliance Design Approval for the component were received and information on the preparation for certification as part of the MC-500V-02S engine at the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine. It is mentioned that the experience of JSC "Element" specialists forces them to note the need to strengthen the methodological support of the aviation equipment components developers from the State Aviation Service.

Features of the modern process of evaluation of motor oils References

Changes in the design and parameters of modern internal combustion engines in order to achieve high economic, environmental, and other indicators lead to a tightening of the operating conditions of engine oil. Engine oil is an integral part of the internal combustion engine and from the point of view of modern views is positioned as an engine part. Currently, all internal combustion engine oils are generally tested, classified and evaluated according to generally accepted criteria and parameters. Without specifying and analyzing a whole layer of materials related to research, testing, evaluation of motor oils accumulated over more than a century, the article briefly discusses some general aspects of the classification and evaluation of oils for automotive equipment in leading foreign countries and the Russian Federation.

Computational and Experimental Studies of Cellular Samples Manufactured Using Additive Methods for Use in Advanced Lightweight Designs of Engine Parts

Lattice/cell structures have relatively high characteristics of rigidity and strength, excellent thermal insulation properties, energy absorption characteristics, and high fatigue resistance. The use of this type of structure in engine part construction opens up new opportunities for advanced aviation applications. However, the deformation behavior of porous and metallic structures differs significantly from that of conventional homogeneous materials. Samples with cellular and porous structures are themselves designs. Therefore, procedures for strength testing and interpretation of experimental results for cellular and porous structures differ from those for samples derived from homogeneous materials. The criteria for determining the properties of cellular structures include density, stiffness, ability to accumulate energy, etc. These parameters depend on the configuration of the cells, the size of each cell, and the thickness of the connecting elements. Mechanical properties of cellular structures can be established experimentally and confirmed numerically. Special cellular specimens have been designed for uniaxial tensile, bending, compression, shear, and low-cycle fatigue testing. Several variants of cell structures with relative densities ranging from 13 to 45% were considered. Specifically, the present study examined the stress-strain states of cell structures from brands "CobaltChrome MP1" powder compositions obtained by laser synthesis on an industrial 3D printer Concept Laser M2 Cusing Single Laser 400W. Numerical simulations of the tests were carried out by the finite element method. Then, the most rational cellular structures in terms of mass and strength were established on the basis of both real and numerical experiments.