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Automotive Research Offers Real-Time Oil Consumption Testing Capabilities |
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Automotive Research now offers our customers a revolutionary way of capturing real-time lubricant oil consumption measurements. The testing is conducted by Da Vinci Emissions Services, a company specializing in providing real-time oil consumption data.
The measurement principle is based on the sulfur-trace technique. An emissions sample is taken from the exhaust gas stream and the concentration of the sulfur species is measured utilizing a proprietary measurement system deemed Da Vinci Lubricant Oil Consumption (abbreviated DALOC). Using zero-sulfur fuel and sulfur-containing oil, the oil consumption can be calculated on a second-to-second basis. This technique is completely harmless, so a prototype engine does not have to be disposed of after test. It provides true real-time resolution and it has proven to be highly repeatable and accurate.
The DALOC technique can be used in a variety of testing applications, including gasoline, diesel, and natural gas fueled engines. Furthermore, it can be applied for investigation of detailed oil consumption mechanisms within the engine, such as real-time steady-state and transient mapping of:
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- Total engine oil consumption
- Component oil consumption
- Powercylinder
- turbocharger
- valve stem seal
- crankcase ventilation oil consumption
- Individual cylinder oil consumption
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Da Vinci Emissions Services can solve excessive lubricant oil consumption issues by evaluating component solutions via comparison testing.
Experience has shown that oil consumption can be reduced by 30% or more using this technology and comparing various conventional component technologies that may be cost effectively implemented into the manufacturing process.
Customers benefit from this testing in numerous ways since it:
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- Reduces the cost of anyd exhaust treatment system, such as a diesel particulate filter, NOx catalyst, three-way-catalyst, or oxidation catalyst
- Prevents costly prototype engine disposal, as is the case when using the radioactive approach for measuring oil consumption
- Improves emissions certification performance, since unburned oil consumption is ultimately a particulate emission
- Reduces vehicle down-time for oil changes
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"Inclusion of this novel offering proves our commitment to offering our valued customers an increasingly one-stop service," says John Glaser, General Manager. For more information regarding real-time oil consumption testing services conducted at Intertek, please contact Dean Schoppe at dean.schoppe@intertek.com or (210) 523-4605. For more information regarding Da Vinci Emissions Services, please refer to the web-site, www.davinci-limited.com.
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