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<p>This article characterises the methodology for the endoscopic testing of a laboratory diesel engine used for testing marine fuels. The ‘Shadow’ measurement method used in the XLG3 type EVEREST digital endoscope, for quantitative and qualitative identification of detected surface defects, was approximated. Representative endoscopic images of the elements limiting the working space of the research engine are demonstrated, having been recorded during the usable quality testing of newly produced, low-sulphur marine fuels, so-called ‘modified fuels’. The main purpose of the endoscopic examinations was the final verification of the tested fuel’s suitability for feeding full-size marine engines.</p>
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This article characterises the methodology for the endoscopic testing of a laboratory diesel engine used for testing marine fuels. The ‘Shadow’ measurement method used in the XLG3 type EVEREST digital endoscope, for quantitative and qualitative identification of detected surface defects, was approximated. Representative endoscopic images of the elements limiting the working space of the research engine are demonstrated, having been recorded during the usable quality testing of newly produced, low-sulphur marine fuels, so-called ‘modified fuels’. The main purpose of the endoscopic examinations was the final verification of the tested fuel’s suitability for feeding full-size marine engines.

Health Monitoring of a Compression Ignition Engine Fed with Different Low-Sulphur Marine Fuels by Endoscopic Image Processing and Analysis

Polish Maritime Research

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This article characterises the methodology for the endoscopic testing of a laboratory diesel engine used for testing marine fuels. The ‘Shadow’ measurement...

Health Monitoring of a Compression Ignition Engine Fed with Different Low-Sulphur Marine Fuels by Endoscopic Image Processing and Analysis

Published Online: Jul 21, 2023

Page range: 85 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2023-0024

Keywords
low-sulphur marine fuels, usable quality, engine tests, health monitoring, endoscopic examinations

© 2023 Zbigniew Korczewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Health Monitoring of a Compression Ignition Engine Fed with Different Low-Sulphur Marine Fuels by Endoscopic Image Processing and Analysis

Published Online: Jul 21, 2023

Page range: 85 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2023-0024

Keywordslow-sulphur marine fuels, usable quality, engine tests, health monitoring, endoscopic examinations

© 2023 Zbigniew Korczewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
low-sulphur marine fuels, usable quality, engine tests, health monitoring, endoscopic examinations