This thesis describes the problems of the engine block and crankcase. There is solution of structural design and contains the engineering design of invert six-cylinder engine block with water cooling. Thesis deals with connected equipment and drives. Engineering design is verified by finite elements analysis for the determination of strenght and durability. The ending of thesis analyzes the production methods of designed engine block.

Yes / The tribological performance of the piston assembly of an automotive engine is highly influenced by the complex flow mechanisms that supply lubricant to the upper piston rings. As well as affecting friction and wear, the oil consumption and emissions of the engine are strongly influenced by these mechanisms. There is a significant body of work that seeks to model these flows effectively. However, these models are not able to fully describe the flow of lubricant through the piston assembly. Some experimental studies indicate that droplets of lubricant carried in the gas flows through the piston assembly may account for some of this. This work describes an investigation into the nature of lubricant misting in a fired gasoline engine. Previous work in a laboratory simulator showed that the tendency of a lubricant to form mist is dependent on the viscosity of the lubricant and the type and concentration of viscosity modifier. The higher surface area-to-volume ratio of the lubricant if more droplets are formed or if the droplets are smaller is hypothesised to increase the degradation rate of the lubricant. The key work in the investigation was to measure the size distribution of the droplets in the crankcase of a fired gasoline engine. Droplets were extracted from the crankcase and passed through a laser diffraction particle sizer. Three characteristic droplet size ranges were observed: Spray sized (250–1000 μm); Major mist (30–250 μm); and Minor mist (0.1–30 μm). Higher base oil viscosity tended to reduce the proportion of mist-sized droplets. The viscoelasticity contributed by a polymeric viscosity modifier reduced the proportion of mist droplets, especially at high load.

Crankcase ventilation contributes significantly to diesel engine particulate emissions. Future regulations will not only limit the mass of particulate matter, but also the number of particles. Controlling the source of crankcase emissions is critical to meeting the perennial legislation. Deficiency in the understanding of crankcase emissions generation and the contribution of lubricating oil has been addressed in detail by the experimental study presented in this thesis. A plethora of high speed laser optical diagnostics techniques have been employed to deduce the main mechanisms of crankcase oil aerosol generation. Novel images have captured oil atomisation and passive oil distribution around the crankcase of an optically accessed, motored, four cylinder, off highway, heavy duty, diesel engine. Rayleigh type ligament breakup of oil films present on the surface of dynamic components, most notably the crankshaft, camshaft and valve rockers generated oil drops below 10 micrometers. Data illustrated not only crankcase oil aerosol generation at source, but it has provided valuable information on methods to control oil aerosol generation and improve oil circuit efficiency. The feasibility of utilising computational fluid dynamics to predict crankcase oil aerosol generation has been successfully assessed using the experimental data. Particle sampling has characterised the crankcase emissions from both a fired and motored diesel engine crankcase. The evolution of submicron crankcase particles down to 5 nm has been recorded from both engines, including the isolated contribution of engine oil, at a wide range of engine test points. Results have provided constructive insight into the generation and control of this complex emission. The main mechanism of crankcase oil aerosol generation was found to be crankshaft oil atomisation. This atomisation process has been analysed in detail, involving high speed imaging of primary and satellite drop generation and high speed digital particle image velocity of the crankshaft air flow. A promising mechanism of regulating and controlling crankcase oil aerosol emissions at source has been studied experimentally.

Submitted by Deyse Queiroz (deysequeirozz@hotmail.com) on 2018-05-22T15:00:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JESSÉ MALVEIRA GOMES - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGHT - 2017.pdf: 1522466 bytes, checksum: cc3a2a2cb3b9b312f031097d4500a8df (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-22T15:00:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JESSÉ MALVEIRA GOMES - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGHT - 2017.pdf: 1522466 bytes, checksum: cc3a2a2cb3b9b312f031097d4500a8df (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03 / O milho é uma das culturas mais produzida e importante no mundo, sendo utilizada na alimentação humana e animal. O Brasil é um dos maiores produtores desse grão, sendo o terceiro maior produtor do mundo. Apesar de uma produção elevada, a produtividade é comprometida pela ação de insetos pragas, sendo a Spodoptera frugiperda Smith a de maior atuação nessa cultura. Em meio a esse desafio, o uso constante de inseticidas é utilizado com intuito de minimizar as perdas nas lavouras, porém, ocasionando grandes impactos ambientais, bem como a contaminação de trabalhadores rurais. Uma das estratégias viáveis e promissoras na supressão de pragas tem sido o manejo integrado de pragas (MIP), que tem como alicerce o uso isolado ou consorciado de técnicas de controles de pragas, sendo o controle biológico uma das ferramentas mais sustentáveis do ponto de vista ecológico. Desta forma, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a toxicidade da cepa bacteriana 358.1 isolada do petróleo e o sobrenadante da cultura de células sobre o controle de lagartas de 2º e 3º instares de S. frugiperda, comparando as taxas de mortalidade e efeitos sobre seu desenvolvimento e com inseticidas químicos comerciais. O experimento consistiu de duas etapas, o primeiro ensaio foi realizado com lagartas de 3º instar com três diluições diferentes da cepa 358.1, sobrenadante da cultura de células, solução salina como controle negativo e o inseticida fenpropatrina como controle positivo. No segundo ensaio utilizou-se lagartas de 3º e 2º instares, a cultura celular da cepa 358.1 em sua concentração total (4 x 108 UFC/mL), seu sobrenadante da cultura, como controle negativo água destilada e testemunha positiva o produto comercial flubendiamida. Os experimentos com a cepa 358.1, sobrenadante da cultura de células e os produtos químicos testados não resultaram em uma taxa de mortalidade de S. frugiperda significante, porém, a cepa 358.1 e seu sobrenadante da cultura resultaram no aumento da duração da fase larval e em distúrbios morfofisiológicos do inseto, ocasionando, inclusive, no surgimento de adultos com asas atrofiadas, sendo desta maneira, promissores para à realização de novos testes. / Corn is one of the most produced and important crops in the world, utilized for human and animal feeding. Brazil is one of the top producers of this grain, being the third biggest producer worldwide. Despite the great production, the productivity is compromised due to the activity of insect pest. Because of this challenge, the continuous use of insecticides is done aiming to minimize lost in the crops. However, it causes major environmental impact and it is also contaminating rural workers. One of the viable and promising strategies to the pest suppression has been the pest integrated management (PIM), which is based on the use of isolated or consortium of pest controlling techniques, the biological control being one of the most sustainable tools in an ecological perspective. Therefore, the present study had the goal of evaluating the toxicity of the 358.1 bacterium strain isolated from the oil and supernatant of the cell culture under control of caterpillars from 2nd and 3rd instars of S. frugiperda, comparing the death rates and effects on their development, and also comparing with commercial chemical insecticides. The experiment consisted in two stages; the first assay was done with 3rd instar caterpillar with three different dilutions from the 358.1 strain, supernatant of the cell culture, saline solution as negative control, and fenpropatrina insecticide as positive control. On the second assay, 3rd and 2nd instars caterpillars were used, the cell culture from the 358.1 strain on its total concentration (4 x 108 UFC/mL), supernatant of the cell culture, distilled water as negative control and flubendiamida, a commercialized product, as the positive control. The experiments with the 358.1 strain, supernatant of the cell culture and the tested chemical products didn’t show a significant death rate for S. frugiperda, however, the 358.1 strain and supernatant of the cell culture resulted in an increase in the larval phase duration and on morphophysiological disturbs on the insect, resulting yet in the emergence of adults with atrophied wings, thus being promising to the realization of new tests.