During the first period the main effort was dedicated to the innovation and implementation of a new Aquasonic Diesel prototype. The upgrade and optimization of the prototype was fully realized after a period in which the whole team (engineers, technicians, etc.) made a lot of effort in a process of trial and error in which, in the end, the expected results were successfully achieved. The most relevant update we identify compared to the previous version of Aquasonic-Diesel was moving from analog to digital technology. The work carried out was developed in a laboratory test bench, the test and error processes were performed as often as necessary in different environments to analyze potential errors and solve them until the expected results were obtained.
The new digital technology offers the opportunity to control the active parameters of the system such as: coils, temperature, voltage. It also allows you to monitor the frequency and amplitude of the pulse. The implementation of the digital system favors the reduction of the electrical consumption of the equipment. The new Aquasonic-Diesel version includes a temperature sensor that sends information to the PCB and allows you to control the overall temperature of the system to avoid possible overheating on the coil and consequent damage to the equipment.
The optimization of the prototype was successfully achieved and all the measurements showed positive results, in accordance with the performance forecasts and expected results.
In the second period a collaboration with the University has been activated to carry out several tests to confirm our in-house results. Their tests have given us some interesting indications for the further improvement of the product.
In the meantime, assembly benches of the product range have been built for testing for the measurement of the degree of abatement of exhaust gases and fuel consumption, connected to a diesel engine of previous generations and therefore characterized by a rather limited efficiency.
Finally we have installed the most promising prototypes on boats and trucks to carry out some actual tests in the field to cover maritime and automotive markets. During the tests in the trucks, It was a necessary to develop a system for measuring consumption directly on the engine. A specific digital meter has therefore been designed and manufactured that allows this service. This meter can be further improved and can also be used in different contexts in the future, with the aim of a precise measurement of the work activities of diesel engines.
In addition some dissemination actions were done before the COVID health emergency happened: The International Fair of Navalia at Vigo (Spain), EIMA international at Bologna (italy), Automechanika in Frankfurt (Germany), 62nd International technical Fair in Belgrade (Serbia) and Ecomondo exhibition in Rimini (Italy). and some other meetings with potential clients in Brazil and Chile. On top, a patent application to protect the technology has been started.
