The paper presents a design of an engine test bench, which is used to determine the general characteristics of a truck engine using a power take-off (PTO). PTO drives a hydraulic system that generates a load on the engine at various points in its operation in the power range specified by the hydraulic system. The design allows for stationary and mobile tests with the test bench mounted on the truck, without any modification of examined vehicle. The design assumptions and design constraints are presented. The paper discusses the principle of the test bench and the characteristics calculation method. Hydraulics and control systems have been described as well as the 3D model. Presented engine test bench allows for further investigation on engine characteristics in static and dynamic state, and also on heavy-duty trucks’ fuel efficiency improvement.
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- Category
- Aktywność konferencyjna
- Type
- publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2017
