Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tool to predict engine life using ring wear and fuel burned
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Application No.: US16488751Application Date: 2018-02-26
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Publication No.: US10648405B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Douglas C. Doup , Dan E. Richardson , Jeffrey K. Colvill , Stephen W. Brooks
- Applicant: Cummins Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2018/019648 WO 20180226
- International Announcement: WO2018/157025 WO 20180830
- Main IPC: F02B77/08
- IPC: F02B77/08 ; G01M13/005 ; G01M15/05

Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for estimating the remaining life for an engine. The method includes determining a correlation between a quantity of burned fuel and a level of wear of a piston ring for an engine. The level of wear of the piston ring is indicative of a remaining life of the engine. The method also includes determining a current quantity of burned fuel by the engine, and determining the remaining life of the engine based on the correlation and the current quantity of burned fuel by the engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200049061A1 TOOL TO PREDICT ENGINE LIFE USING RING WEAR AND FUEL BURNED Public/Granted day:2020-02-13
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