DETERMINING THE TECHNICAL CONDITION OF DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE DIESEL ENGINE USING DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS

Abstract

The article deals with effective ways of assessing the technical condition of diesel locomotive diesel engine units, which allow timely detecting malfunctions and taking measures for their elimination. Modern means of diagnostics prevent faults in locomotive devices, provide reliable forecasting of changes in the technical condition of the main units of equipment, determine their residual life, develop and improve effective methods of data processing from the locomotive. Diesel locomotive, unlike stationary and marine diesel engines, has specific features due to the limited size of the diesel room, the presence of strict requirements for traffic safety and a large number of operating units. These features exclude the possibility of installing large-sized and expensive diagnostic equipment on the locomotive, but at the same time require prompt information on the technical condition of the main units and parts of the power plant.