Obiettivo THE SELECTION OF INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURES FOR TESTING OF CERAMIC MATERIALS FOR USE IN DIESEL ENGINES AND THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD ENGINE. THE RESEARCH PROJECT WILL INITIATE AN EXAMINATION OF THE PROBLEMS FACING DESIGNERS OF DIESEL ENGINES WHO, THROUGH THE MEAGRE QUANTITY OF SUITABLE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA AVAILABLE ON THE PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CERAMIC MATERIALS RELATIVE TO THEIR USEFULNESS IN ENGINE COMPONENTS, FACE SEVERE DESIGN PROBLEMS. EARLIER WORK ON A 500CC DIESEL ENGINE HIGHLIGHTED MANY SUCH PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTED WAYS IN WHICH PRACTICAL RESEARCH MIGHT BE DIRECTED TO THEIR SOLUTION. THE SECOND PHASE WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIST OF PROCEDURES BY WHICH THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SUITABLE CERAMIC MATERIALS CAN BE MADE. DURING THE THIRD PHASE, A 1 LITRE SINGLE CYLINDER ENGINE WILL BE DESIGNED WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF BEING INTEGRATED AS A "STANDARD" ENGINE AS FAR AS CERAMIC MATERIAL EVALUATION IS CONCERNED. THE FINAL PHASE WILL INCLUDE THE MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY AND TESTING OF A PROTOTYPE OF SUCH AN ENGINE DESIGN WHICH WILL BE MADE OF CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS AND WHICH WILL RUN WITH A CONVENTIONAL COOLING SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE PROVISION WILL BE MADE TO SUBSTITUTE A CERAMIC CYLINDER AND PISTON ASSEMBLY WHEN IT IS DEEMED DESIRABLE. THE CERAMIC CYLINDER AND PISTON ASSEMBLY WILL BE OF A MONOBLOC-TYPE OF EITHER COMPOSITE OR CERAMIC COATING ON METAL FABRICATED MATERIALS. ADTEC TEO (IRELAND) WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FORM OF A SUBCONTRACT IN THIS PROJECT, AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (IRELAND), IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON (UK), BROWN BOVERI LABORATORIES (WEST GERMANY) AND JRC PETTEN ARE ALL EXPECTED TO COLLABORATE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE PROGRAMME. Programma(i) PRE-RAWMAT 2C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the raw materials sector, 1982-1985 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento Data not available Coordinatore UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT UPPER MERRION STREET DUBLIN 2 Irlanda Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (5) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto ADTEC TEO Irlanda Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Asea Brown Boveri AG Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Eppelheimer Straße 82 69123 Heidelberg Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo South Kensington Campus LONDON Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato JRC PETTEN Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Irlanda Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Belfield Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato