摘要:
A method is provided for determining remaining oil life prior to an oil change in an internal combustion engine that uses a body of oil. The method includes transferring the body of oil to the engine and determining a volume of the transferred body of oil. The method also includes determining a volume of oil consumed by the engine from the transferred body of oil and determining the remaining oil life based on the determined volume of the body of oil and the determined volume of oil consumed. The method additionally includes activating an oil change indicator when the remaining oil life reaches a predetermined level. A system for determining a number of engine revolutions permitted on a volume of oil is also disclosed.
摘要:
An oil mist separator for a gas flow having oil particles suspended therein, comprising a separator element including a duct having an open end, a closed end and a the wall extending between said open and closed ends. The separator element further comprises a longitudinal axis extending between the open and closed ends with the longitudinal axis being parallel to the side wall. The separator element includes an inlet orifice formed in the side wall and a drain orifice formed in the side wall between the inlet orifice and closed end. The separator element also includes an impingement plate mounted within the side wall, with the impingement plate extending upward from the closed end a sufficient distance so that the impingement plate faces the inlet orifice. The separator element is supported in the gas flow so that the longitudinal axis is approximately vertical and the closed end is below the open end, and so that the gas flow enters the separator element through the inlet orifice and strikes the impingement plate resulting in the oil particles adhering to the impingement plate and flowing downward toward the closed end with the oil particles exiting from the separator element through the drain orifice, and the gas flow exits the separator element through the open end.
摘要:
Systems and methods for system for encouraging compliance with a recommendation related to engine oil of a vehicle. The system includes a computer-readable medium having instructions causing a processor to (A) determine that a communication regarding the engine oil life should be sent providing at least one datum of (i) information considered in generating the communication, (ii) a predicted result of following the recommendation, being a first predicted result, (iii) a predicted result of not following the recommendation, being a second predicted result, (iv) a message including a positive remark, being a first message, and (v) a message including a remark identifying an improvement that can be made, being a second message. The method can also include (B) sending the communication from the processor to a destination.
摘要:
A method for diagnosis of oil quality within an internal combustion engine includes analyzing input data from an oil level sensor and generating a warning if the input data includes an oil level change indicative of a sub-standard oil quality condition.
摘要:
A lubrication system in a machine has a lubricant comprising a plurality of differently-sized species of lubricant molecules and a pump that circulates the lubricant to an area of the machine for lubrication, wherein a molecular sieve in the lubrication system adsorbs a species of lubricant molecules in a predetermined lubricant temperature range and desorbs the species of lubricant molecules at temperatures outside the predetermined lubricant temperature range.
摘要:
A method is provided for determining remaining oil life prior to an oil change in an internal combustion engine that has a sump and uses a body of oil. The method includes transferring the body of oil to the engine and determining a volume of the transferred body of oil. The method also includes determining degradation of the determined volume of oil in response to oxidation and/or decomposition. The method additionally includes determining the remaining oil life based on the determined volume and degradation of the transferred body of oil. Furthermore, the method includes activating an oil change indicator when the remaining oil life reaches a predetermined level. A system for determining a number of engine revolutions permitted on a volume of oil is also disclosed.
摘要:
Systems and methods for automatically evaluating the useful life of an engine oil based on data corresponding to a plurality of preselected key oil properties. The evaluation includes determining, in connection with each of the pre-selected key oil properties, a first current measured oil property value, a first reference oil property value, a first deterioration-limit value, and a first weighting factor. The evaluation also includes determining a single index value, indicating a state of deterioration of the engine oil, in a calculation using each of the values and factors.
摘要:
A method is provided for determining remaining oil life prior to an oil change in an internal combustion engine that uses a body of oil. The method includes transferring the body of oil to the engine and determining a volume of the transferred body of oil. The method also includes determining a volume of oil consumed by the engine from the transferred body of oil and determining the remaining oil life based on the determined volume of the body of oil and the determined volume of oil consumed. The method additionally includes activating an oil change indicator when the remaining oil life reaches a predetermined level. A system for determining a number of engine revolutions permitted on a volume of oil is also disclosed.
摘要:
A method for diagnosis of oil quality within an internal combustion engine includes analyzing input data from an oil level sensor and generating a warning if the input data includes an oil level change indicative of a sub-standard oil quality condition.
摘要:
An amount and distribution of platinum dispersed on a catalyst carrier is determined by generating at least two energy components of lead x-rays by fluorescence of lead with gadolinium or cobalt and directing the x-rays onto a surface of the carrier and then determining an amount of platinum based upon relative attenuation of the two energy components of lead x-rays proportional to a relative amount of platinum thereon.