Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.7
Andrzej Hełka, M. Wall
One of the most critical elements ensuring the proper operation of locomotives are devices that detect and eliminate slipping, especially during the start-up of the locomotive in difficult operating conditions. Various types of slip control systems and methods are used on traction vehicles, depending on the design of a given locomotive and the assumptions made related to the functionality of a given solution. This article describes the PVP-20 type slip detection device used in many older electric locomotives. A proprietary measuring system was developed, enabling it to be connected to the locomotive circuit, to perform measurements in conditions of large disturbances and high voltages prevailing on the electric locomotive. Using this measuring system, the PVP-20 device was tested under operating conditions for the ability to detect slips. It has been shown that the described device is highly insensitive. Hence, we propose our concept for solving this problem.
{"title":"MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PVP-20 SLIP DETECTION DEVICE","authors":"Andrzej Hełka, M. Wall","doi":"10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.7","url":null,"abstract":"One of the most critical elements ensuring the proper operation of locomotives are devices that detect and eliminate slipping, especially during the start-up of the locomotive in difficult operating conditions. Various types of slip control systems and methods are used on traction vehicles, depending on the design of a given locomotive and the assumptions made related to the functionality of a given solution. This article describes the PVP-20 type slip detection device used in many older electric locomotives. A proprietary measuring system was developed, enabling it to be connected to the locomotive circuit, to perform measurements in conditions of large disturbances and high voltages prevailing on the electric locomotive. Using this measuring system, the PVP-20 device was tested under operating conditions for the ability to detect slips. It has been shown that the described device is highly insensitive. Hence, we propose our concept for solving this problem.","PeriodicalId":43740,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology-Series Transport","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48505146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.15
B. Szczucka-Lasota, W. Tarasiuk, P. Cybulko, T. Wȩgrzyn
The development of a technology that increases the service life of valve seats in CNG/LNG-powered vehicles requires the appropriate selection of material and the technology of its application. Commercially used valve seat materials show accelerated wear under operating conditions, especially in natural gas vehicle engines. The authors developed a new material concept and a new technological concept for the protection of the valve seat in CNG/LNG-powered vehicles. This article aims to present the first stage of tribological research. Two materials were used in the research: Stellite 6 alloy and Fe3Al intermetal. A commonly used material for valve seats of combustion engines is Stellite 6. The Fe3Al is the new proposed material coating for the protection of the valve seats of internal combustion engines. This article compares the abrasive wear resistance of these materials. The abrasion tests were performed on a T-11 pin-on-disc tester, and the counter-sample was steel S235JR. The test conditions were similar to those prevailing during the operation of the valves in the head of the internal combustion engine, without the influence of temperature. The obtained results indicate that the Fe3Al intermetal is characterized by a lower coefficient of friction and lower wear intensity than Stellite 6. The results confirm that the Fe3Al phase is a prospective material to be used as a protective material on the valve seat of vehicles.
{"title":"ABRASIVE WEAR RESISTANCE OF FE3AL AND STELLITE 6 COATINGS FOR THE PROTECTION OF VALVE SEATS SURFACES","authors":"B. Szczucka-Lasota, W. Tarasiuk, P. Cybulko, T. Wȩgrzyn","doi":"10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.15","url":null,"abstract":"The development of a technology that increases the service life of valve seats in CNG/LNG-powered vehicles requires the appropriate selection of material and the technology of its application. Commercially used valve seat materials show accelerated wear under operating conditions, especially in natural gas vehicle engines. The authors developed a new material concept and a new technological concept for the protection of the valve seat in CNG/LNG-powered vehicles. This article aims to present the first stage of tribological research. Two materials were used in the research: Stellite 6 alloy and Fe3Al intermetal. A commonly used material for valve seats of combustion engines is Stellite 6. The Fe3Al is the new proposed material coating for the protection of the valve seats of internal combustion engines. This article compares the abrasive wear resistance of these materials. The abrasion tests were performed on a T-11 pin-on-disc tester, and the counter-sample was steel S235JR. The test conditions were similar to those prevailing during the operation of the valves in the head of the internal combustion engine, without the influence of temperature. The obtained results indicate that the Fe3Al intermetal is characterized by a lower coefficient of friction and lower wear intensity than Stellite 6. The results confirm that the Fe3Al phase is a prospective material to be used as a protective material on the valve seat of vehicles.","PeriodicalId":43740,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology-Series Transport","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47001586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.5
Yuvraj Goyal, Sanu Meena, Suresh Kumar Singh, M. Kulshrestha
Air quality problems in cities are often a cause for worry. The air quality index is increasing daily, leading to an increase in cancer and many respiratory problems. Road transport in an urban area is a significant cause of air pollution. The vehicles must meet Indian emission regulations for which the emissions are measured using legally mandated standard driving cycles that did not accurately reflect real-world driving emissions because of varying traffic conditions, meteorological conditions, driving behaviour, vehicle power, performance, etc. This study focuses on real-time emissions of gaseous pollutants hydrocarbon (HC), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitric oxide (NO) from vehicle exhaust pipes under heterogeneous traffic conditions. The emissions were measured using a Portable Emission Measurement System (PEMS). The PEMS used was an AVL MDS 450 analyser mounted on the vehicle, and on-road emissions were captured. The test sample consists of four passenger vehicles with varying engine sizes, manufacturers, and fuel. The test route comprises city and highway areas, and it was discovered that the emissions were reduced by 40 to 70% on highways compared to the city. In petrol BSIV and BSVI engines, the emission was reduced to 41.73% for CO, 46.90% for HC, and 64% for NO in the city area. Speed and emissions scatter graphs were plotted for the vehicles, and it was found that in the city area, the optimum speed for less emission is between 30-40 km/h, and on highways, the optimum speed is 80-90 km/h. The emissions were also sensitive to the rate and frequency of acceleration and decelerations. This type of study is very limited in India, and more such studies are required for the assessment of air quality in metropolitan areas and successful traffic management strategies, as well as for determining instantaneous projections of pollutant emissions.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.3
Mulugeta Girma
In emerging countries, improving performance in the transportation industry is a critical concern. Bus transport companies like Anbessa, Sheger and the Public Service Employees' Transport Service play a pivotal role in Addis Ababa's transit system. Subsequently, this study analyzes the operators' operational performance, comparing it to industry norms. The collected data is analyzed using the ratio analysis approach. The findings indicate that the Anbessa City Bus outperforms the other buses in several aspects, such as fleet strength, service utilization, and vehicle utilization, but there is a disparity in staff productivity and operational safety. Sheger City Bus, on the other hand, outperforms the market in terms of vehicle utilization, workforce productivity, and operational safety. However, on most of the indicators, the Public Employees Bus performs the worst. Finally, comparing the operators' performance to industry standards, most indications show that they fail to meet. Consequently, even if bus transit operators are subsidized by the government in the operation of their services for residents, the study suggests that they must make significant improvements in how they use their resources to improve their financial and operational performance and deliver better services compared to those provided by other operators in the city. In addition, government incentives such as subsidies should be allocated based on actual operational performance.
在新兴国家,提高运输业的业绩是一个关键问题。Anbessa、Sheger和公共服务雇员运输服务等公共汽车运输公司在亚的斯亚贝巴的交通系统中发挥着关键作用。随后,本研究分析了运营商的运营绩效,并将其与行业规范进行了比较。使用比率分析方法对收集的数据进行分析。研究结果表明,安贝萨城市巴士在车队实力、服务利用率和车辆利用率等方面优于其他巴士,但在员工生产力和运营安全方面存在差距。另一方面,Sheger City Bus在车辆利用率、员工生产力和运营安全方面优于市场。然而,在大多数指标上,公共雇员巴士的表现最差。最后,将运营商的业绩与行业标准进行比较,大多数迹象表明他们未能达到标准。因此,即使公交运营商在为居民提供服务方面得到政府补贴,研究表明,与城市其他运营商相比,他们必须在如何使用资源方面做出重大改进,以提高财务和运营绩效,并提供更好的服务。此外,补贴等政府激励措施应根据实际经营业绩进行分配。
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Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.2
Oleksiy Bazhinov, M. Kravtsov, T. Bazhynova, Yevhen Haiek, S. Kharchenko, Taras Shchur, K. Markowska, A. Sekala, Kinga Stecuła, T. Kawka, Ewa Siudyka
This article presents theoretical studies of methods for assessing car quality indicators in the operation stage. Important criteria for determining the quality indicators of cars during the operation phase are the following: functional stability, ecology, comfort, technical solutions, and traffic safety. The problem of converting a multicriteria quality assessment to a single criterion is proposed to be solved by the method of determining a quality index. The methodology for the practical and actual implementation of this research is based on the evaluation of the quality index established on the average vehicle speed then the basic methodological principles are formulated. The quality index of a car is significantly dependent on the operating conditions. This article presents the correction coefficients for the quality index of base, hybrid, and electric vehicles, depending on the operating conditions. The studies and the proposed car quality index provide timely information on the characteristics of operating conditions, creating the necessary conditions and opportunities for automakers to improve the design of cars, promote the image of car brands, and increase sales.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.8
J. Kozuba, J. Piľa, F. Martinec
With a growing number of coronavirus patients worldwide, military and civilian transport aircraft are increasingly being used for civilian medical evacuation duties (MEDEVAC) on time-critical flights. This article deals with the possibility of converting an aircraft fleet in the Czech Republic to MEDEVAC. The indication for the analysis of the possibility of transforming transport aircraft was the past and current pandemic situation in the Czech Republic. The main research question is how to implement the modification of a selected airline of the Czech Republic to MEDEVAC. An analysis of the technical data of selected aircraft from Airbus and Boeing was used to investigate this problem. Further, an analysis of the medical equipment required for the MEDEVAC aircraft category was also performed using equipment manufactured in the Czech Republic. The results obtained by the analysis and spatial arrangement of the aircraft deck for the transport of patients with medical equipment confirmed the possibility of such a transformation within the Czech Republic. We consider it important to elaborate on a project that would solve, in detail, all the steps of the conversion of a transport aircraft to MEDEVAC.
{"title":"ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE MODIFICATION OF TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT TO MEDEVAC IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC","authors":"J. Kozuba, J. Piľa, F. Martinec","doi":"10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.8","url":null,"abstract":"With a growing number of coronavirus patients worldwide, military and civilian transport aircraft are increasingly being used for civilian medical evacuation duties (MEDEVAC) on time-critical flights. This article deals with the possibility of converting an aircraft fleet in the Czech Republic to MEDEVAC. The indication for the analysis of the possibility of transforming transport aircraft was the past and current pandemic situation in the Czech Republic. The main research question is how to implement the modification of a selected airline of the Czech Republic to MEDEVAC. An analysis of the technical data of selected aircraft from Airbus and Boeing was used to investigate this problem. Further, an analysis of the medical equipment required for the MEDEVAC aircraft category was also performed using equipment manufactured in the Czech Republic. The results obtained by the analysis and spatial arrangement of the aircraft deck for the transport of patients with medical equipment confirmed the possibility of such a transformation within the Czech Republic. We consider it important to elaborate on a project that would solve, in detail, all the steps of the conversion of a transport aircraft to MEDEVAC.","PeriodicalId":43740,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology-Series Transport","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47262133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.9
K. Krasuski, M. Kirschenstein
This paper presents the results of a study on the use of different tropospheric correction models in SBAS positioning for air navigation. The paper, in particular, determines the influence of the Saastamoinen troposphere and RTCA-MOPS models on the determination of aircraft coordinates and mean coordinate errors in the SBAS positioning method. The study uses real kinematic data from a GPS navigation system recorded by an onboard GNSS satellite receiver as well as SBAS corrections. In the experiment, the authors include SBAS corrections from EGNOS and SDCM augmentation systems. The navigation calculations were performed using RTKLIB v.2.4.3 and Scilab 6.1.1 software. Based on the conducted research, it was found that the difference in aircraft coordinates using different troposphere models can reach up to ±2.14 m. Furthermore, the use of the RTCA-MOPS troposphere model improved the values of mean coordinate errors from 5 to 9% for the GPS+EGNOS solution and from 7 to 12% for the GPS+SDCM solution, respectively. The obtained computational findings confirm the validity of using the RTCA-MOPS troposphere model for SBAS positioning in aerial navigation.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.14.
Onyedikachi Chioma Okoro, M. Zaliskyi, Dmytriiev Serhii, Ibinabo Abule
Data-driven predictive aircraft maintenance approach typically results in lower maintenance costs, avoiding unnecessary preventive maintenance actions and reducing unexpected failures. Information provided by a reliability analysis of aircraft components and systems can improve an existing maintenance strategy and ensure an optimal maintenance task interval. For reliability work, the exponential distribution is typically used; however, this approach requires substantial amounts of data, which often may not be generated by aviation operations. Therefore, this study proposes a method for reliability analysis given a small dataset. Real-life historical data of an aircraft operating in Nigeria validate the proposed approach and prove its applicability.
{"title":"AN APPROACH TO RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FOR A SMALL DATASET","authors":"Onyedikachi Chioma Okoro, M. Zaliskyi, Dmytriiev Serhii, Ibinabo Abule","doi":"10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.14.","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.14.","url":null,"abstract":"Data-driven predictive aircraft maintenance approach typically results in lower maintenance costs, avoiding unnecessary preventive maintenance actions and reducing unexpected failures. Information provided by a reliability analysis of aircraft components and systems can improve an existing maintenance strategy and ensure an optimal maintenance task interval. For reliability work, the exponential distribution is typically used; however, this approach requires substantial amounts of data, which often may not be generated by aviation operations. Therefore, this study proposes a method for reliability analysis given a small dataset. Real-life historical data of an aircraft operating in Nigeria validate the proposed approach and prove its applicability.","PeriodicalId":43740,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology-Series Transport","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48022363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.12
Z. Łukasik, Aldona KUŚMIŃSKA-FIJAŁKOWSKA, S. Olszańska
The current situation in the commodities market has forced suppliers to change their ways of satisfying customer needs. The supply chain aims to deliver raw materials, semi-finished products and finished products to the right place at the right time, incurring the lowest costs. Therefore, high-quality transport services have become indispensable in competing with other entities, enterprises are guided by the timeliness of deliveries in the Just-in-Time and Door-to-Door systems, and the costs incurred. Hence, to ensure that the pursued actions are implemented effectively, it is imperative to apply a process strategy comprising a characteristic component of the transport process management that would have a significant impact on the improvement of the services provided. In this paper, the authors conducted research on a real object of cargo transport on fixed routes and established a concept of streamlining the transport processes carried out at a company. The improvement concept proposed by the authors permits the minimization of the time of loading operations on routes related to a specific load. The result is a reduced total time of cargo transport, which offers the possibility of taking more orders at the studied company.
{"title":"STRATEGY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORT PROCESSES TOWARD IMPROVING SERVICES","authors":"Z. Łukasik, Aldona KUŚMIŃSKA-FIJAŁKOWSKA, S. Olszańska","doi":"10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.12","url":null,"abstract":"The current situation in the commodities market has forced suppliers to change their ways of satisfying customer needs. The supply chain aims to deliver raw materials, semi-finished products and finished products to the right place at the right time, incurring the lowest costs. Therefore, high-quality transport services have become indispensable in competing with other entities, enterprises are guided by the timeliness of deliveries in the Just-in-Time and Door-to-Door systems, and the costs incurred. Hence, to ensure that the pursued actions are implemented effectively, it is imperative to apply a process strategy comprising a characteristic component of the transport process management that would have a significant impact on the improvement of the services provided. In this paper, the authors conducted research on a real object of cargo transport on fixed routes and established a concept of streamlining the transport processes carried out at a company. The improvement concept proposed by the authors permits the minimization of the time of loading operations on routes related to a specific load. The result is a reduced total time of cargo transport, which offers the possibility of taking more orders at the studied company.","PeriodicalId":43740,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology-Series Transport","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44371341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.20858/sjsutst.2023.118.13
O. Melnyk, S. Onyshchenko, O.А. Onishchenko
Reduction of ecological risks of shipping is a challenging task that requires methods of legislative and regulatory control, organizational measures, and technical and technological support. Furthermore, the matter concerns not only the reduction of possible risks but also the level of existing impact on the marine environment because of exhaust gas emissions by ships, discharge of waste and ballast water, as well as control of ecological consequences of accidents. The purpose of this study is to analyse possible sources of environmental impact during ship operation cycles, identify significant risks, review existing potentials to reduce the risk of ship accidents and their environmental consequences, and develop solutions to existing problems. This study offers results, which can serve as the initial basis for the formation of comprehensive measures on the reduction of environmental risks, and consequences of possible accidents for the environment caused by ships and international shipping.
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