TY  - JOUR
T1  - Computerized Condition Monitoring of a Diesel Engine Through Air Inlet Filter Analysis
AU - Ogbonnaya, E.A. AU - Ugwu, H.U. AU - Johnson, K.T. AU - Johnson, C.A.N. AU - Orji, C.U. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
SP  - 201
EP  - 205
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2010.201.205
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2010.201.205
KW  - Turbocharger unit
KW  -air inlet/intake filter
KW  -downtime
KW  -computerized condition monitoring
KW  -maintenance
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - The diesel engine consists of several components which enhance 
  its proactive monitoring. One of these components is the turbocharger unit (compressor 
  and turbine). It was found from this research that the effective and efficient 
  performance of the unit depends mainly on the effectiveness of the air intake 
  filter. The test engine used was an MTU 12V 396 TC 32 diesel engine. This research 
  used computerized condition monitoring to avert failure, unplanned downtime 
  and schedule maintenance, thus increasing the useful life of the engine. Component 
  modeling was adopted as the best means of actualizing this aim. It was carried 
  out for the air intake filter. A software code named “Top A” written 
  in qbasic programming language was developed. The data obtained showed that 
  the intake air differential pressure across the filter decreased at the range 
  of 0.5 bar. The results revealed that the model developed is capable of predicting 
  any blockage the air intake filter may experience. It was found that the measured 
  pressure drop across the filter remained at 0.85 bar for a long time. This means 
  that the performance of the filter was optimum at this pressure. Condition based 
  maintenance philosophy is therefore recommended to be used to increase its reliability 
  and flexibilityof the entire engine.
ER  -