Measurement of Real-Time Lubricant Oil Consumption Using the Da Vinci DALOC™ Analyzer Da Vinci Emissions, Ltd. By Dr. Kent Froelund, CEO & President --Your Partner for Perfecting Oil Emissions-- Outline 1. Motivation for oil consumption reduction 2. Description of the DALOC™ measurement system 3. Sample data: • • • • Real-time steady-state engine oil consumption data Real-time steady-state cylinder oil consumption data Real-time transient engine oil consumption data Power-cylinder, crankcase ventilation, and turbocharger oil consumption 4. Conclusions Motivation for Reducing Oil Consumption – To Reduce Exhaust Treatment System Cost and Size Oil Consuming Engine Components Soot and Ash Loading of Catalyzed-DPF Mission Statement We offer specialized testing equipment for engine R&D testing, including: 1. 2. 3. 4. Real-Time Engine Oil Consumption measurement system (DALOC™) Real-Time Cylinder Sampling Train (DAST™) Real-Time Lubricant Oil Consumption measurement of Turbochargers on Engines (DALOC-ENG-TC™) and on Gas Stands (DALOC-GAS-TC™) Real-Time Fuel-In-Oil measurement system (DAFIO™) We strive to excel in flexibility, customer support, and technical competence in the areas we choose to compete in Customer Reference “The Da Vinci DALOC system is an easy-to-use and powerful tool for performing real-time engine oil consumption measurements. The sensitivity and accuracy of this instrument is outstanding providing unmatched diagnostic capability during engine development. The instrument is well packaged and leaves the impression of a mature product.” Customer testament by: Dr. Michael Wahl, VP Research Achates Power San Diego, California Email: [email protected] http://www.achatespower.com/about.html DALOC Analyzer DALOC Working Principle Theory of Operation: Mass-balance of Sulfur Over Engine Control Volume Testing assumptions: Ultra-low-sulfur fuel (<3 ppm/w) Stock lubricant (~4,000 ppm/w) Stock engine Sampling Sample Conditioning: Add O2 Convert sulfur-species to SO2 Eliminate H2O Eliminate NO Detection by UVF Ultra-Violet excitation Fluorescence detection Data processing m OC m fuel S exh S fuel m air S exh S air S oil S exh Repeatability Achates Power Opposing-Piston Diesel Engine MY2011 Real-Time Steady-State OC - Diesel Diesel Truck Engine MY 2007 140 24_100 Baseline Rings 24_75 120 24_50 24_MOT Oil Consumption (g/hr) 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 60 120 180 240 300 Time (Seconds) Real-time steady-state oil consumption useful in that it points at the root cause for oil consumption issues! Real-Time Transient OC - Gasoline Published data from 3.8 L Gasoline Engine 120 Cycle #5 Cycle #6 Baseline Rings 80 60 40 120 20 100 Cycle #4 0 0 900 1800 Time (s) 2700 Oil Consumption (g/hr) Oil Consumption (g/hr) Cycle #4 100 Cycle #5 Cycle #6 Low-Tension Rings 80 60 40 20 0 0 900 1800 Time (s) 5-10 Transient cycles generated in a few hours Repeatability of transient data noteworthy! 2700 Impact of OCR Ring-Tension Diesel Truck Engine MY2007 0:00 0:03 0:06 0:09 0:12 0:15 0:18 0:21 0:24 Time (hr:min) 0:27 0:30 0:33 0:36 0:39 0:42 Higher OCR Tension Cylinder Oil Consumption (g/hr) Cylinder Oil Consumption (g/hr) Baseline OCR Tension 0:00 0:03 0:06 0:09 0:12 0:15 0:18 0:21 0:24 Time (hr:min) Higher tension oil control ring (OCR) dangerous approach – higher fuel consumption, wear rate, and oil consumption can result! 0:27 Real-Time Cylinder Oil Consumption Three MY2007 Truck Engines, One MY2000 Gasoline Engine CYL-OC @ 1,800 rpm/100% load C7 Engine at 2400 rpm/100% load 25 Cylinder Oil Consumption (g/hr) Cylinder Oil Consumption (g/hr) 30 25 20 15 10 5 15 10 5 0 0 0:03:00 0:06:00 0:09:00 0:12:00 0:15:00 0:18:00 0:21:00 0:24:00 0:27:00 0:30:00 0:33:00 0:36:00 Time (min:sec) 1 2 3 4 0 120 240 360 480 600 5 720 840 Time (seconds) 0:00:0 0:03:0 0:06:0 0:09:0 0:12:0 0:15:0 0:18:0 0:21:0 0:24:0 0:27:0 0:30:0 0:33:0 0:36:0 0:39:0 0:42:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CYL# 6 Real-Time CYL-OC (g/hr-cyl) CYL# 20 960 1080 1200 1320 1440 1 2 Time (hr:min:sec) 3 4 5 6 Real-Time Transient OC - Diesel SO2 Concentration During Tier 4 US EPA Non-Road Transient Cycle 0.500 0.400 0.300 0.200 0.100 0.000 1201802403003604204805406006607207808409009601020 1080 1140 1200 1260 1320 1380 1440 Design Component Group Oil Consumption Two MY2007 Truck Engines CCV-OC TC-OC PRL-OC Oil Consumption (g/hr) Valve Seals Crankcase Turbocharger Powercylinder Operating Condition CCV-OC TC-OC Oil Consumption RPL-OC Operating Condition Conclusions 1. Motivation for oil consumption reduction HC, CO, PM, PM size distribution, exhaust treatment system 2. Description of the DALOC™ measurement technology Sulfur-trace and UVF detection Da Vinci DALOC services and sales on three continents ~10 analyzers in the field, 50 customers, USD 10M revenue 3. Sample data: Real-time steady-state engine oil consumption data Real-time transient engine oil consumption data Real-time steady-state cylinder oil consumption data Power-cylinder, crankcase ventilation, and turbocharger oil consumption 4. Thank you for your attention!
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