- Autor
- Rossegger, Bernhard
- Leis, Akbrecht
- Vareka, Martin
- Engelmayer, Michael
- Wimmer, Andreas
- TitelLubricating Oil Consumption Measurement on Large Gas Engines
- Datei
- DOI10.3390/lubricants10030040
- Erschienen inLubricants
- Band10
- Erscheinungsjahr2022
- Heft3
- LicenceCC BY 4.0
- ISSN2075-4442
- Download Statistik1026
- Peer ReviewJa
- AbstractIncreasing the reliability of combustion engines while further reducing emissions and life cycle costs are the main drivers for optimizing lubricating oil consumption (LOC). However, in order to reduce the lube oil consumption of an engine, it is crucial to measure it accurately. Therefore, a LOC measurement device based on the use of the stable isotope deuterium has been developed. Previous publications have focused on the use of passenger car engines. This publication describes the first application of this newly developed method on a large gas engine. This is of particular interest as large-bore engines might show different oil consumption behavior, much higher LOC in gram per hour and the bigger oil reservoir need larger amounts of tracer. Additionally, a different type of fuel has an effect on oil consumption measurement as well, as presented in this paper. The results showed this method can be applied to large gas engines as well after conducting minor changes to the measurement setup. However, other than liquid fuels, the origin and isotopic composition of the natural gas has to be monitored. Ideally, gas from large storage is used for carrying out these measurements.
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