Head of Department: Roman Kaczyński, DSc, PhD, Eng
Phone: +48 85 746 92 05
www.wm.kbiem.pb.edu.pl
E-mail: r.kaczynski@pb.edu.pl

Research topics

1. Experimental research and modelling of air brake systems in agricultural vehicles
2. Alternative energy sources in vehicles
3. Comparative studies of engines with various fuel systems
4. Assessment of inequality dosing injector
5. Friction in technological processes and node structures
6. Fatigue strength and fracture of inhomogeneous materials and welded joints
7. Study of tribological and mechanical properties of composite materials

Selected publications

1. Szpica D., Piwnik J., Sidorowicz M. (2014), The motion storage characteristics as the indicator of stability of internal combustion engine – receiver cooperation, Mechanika, 20(1), 108-112.
2. Kamiński Z. (2012), Mathematical modeling of pneumatic pipes in a simulation of heterogeneous engineering systems, Journal of Fluids Engineering, 133(12).
3. Kamiński Z. (2013), Experimental and numerical studies of mechanical subsystem for simulation of agricultural trailer air braking systems, International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems, 20(4), 289-311.
4. Kamiński Z. (2012), Mathematical modelling of the pneumatic relay emergency valve for dual-line agricultural trailer braking systems, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D-Journal of Automobile Engineering, 226(5), 603-6126.
5. Wilczewska I., Kaczyński R. (2014), Wear mechanism of polymers reinforced with unidirectional carbon fibres, Journal of Friction and Wear, 35 (6), 453-460.
6. Czaban J., Kamiński Z. (2012), Diagnostics of the agricultural tractor braking system within approval tests, Eksploatacja i Niezawodność – Maintenance and Reliability, 14(4), 319-326.
7. Tarasiuk P., Molski K.L., Szymaniuk A. (2013), Fatigue designing of welded agricultural Eksploatacja i Niezawodność – Maintenance and Reliability, 15(2), 123-128.
8. Kulikowski K., Szpica D. (2014), Determination of directional stiffnesses of vehicels’tires under a static load operations, Eksploatacja i Niezawodność – Maintenance and Reliability, 16(1), 66-72.

Test equipment

Load chassis dyno MAHA LPS 3000 4×4

• determination of external characteristics of the engine and losses in the drive system of the vehicle;
• measurement of torque and power at a constant engine speed or vehicle speed;
• simulation as a function of load speed vehicle (programmable driving cycles);
• measuring the concentration of toxic exhaust with direct assignment of excess air coefficient;
• exhaust gas analyser MGT-5 MAHA;
• opacimeter MDO-2;
• meter particulate MPM-4;
• Fuel flow-MAHA AIP.

Strength test Machine INSTRON 8502 with a thermal chamber INSTRON 3119

• load range for tension-compression: ± 100 kN;
• torque range: ± 500 Nm;
• Control: FastTrack 2 with controller 8800;
• workspace 664×1200 mm;
• 6-channel data acquisition and control;
• accuracy class 0.5;
• temperature range from -150 to +600°C;
• external controller EUROTHERM 2408;
• workspace 560x400x400 mm chamber.

Engine dyno AUTOMEX

• maximum power of 100 kW;
• maximum torque: 240 Nm;
• maximum speed: 10,000 rev / min;
• eddy current brake EMX-100/10000 water-cooled;
• speed accuracy ≤ 1 rev / min;
• torque measurement accuracy: 1% of range;
• sensors: barometric pressure, temperature and humidity of the intake air, the composition of the mixture;
• air flow;
• gravimetric flow meter to measure fuel consumption.

Measuring kit vehicle wheel alignment in 3D Hofmann Geoliner 680 Lift

Measurement possibilities:

• taper angle of individual wheels including the cumulative angle;
• angle of camber and caster angle;
• movement of the rear axle and its inequalities;
• maximum steering angle;
• wheel track/axles track;
• camber for convergence equal to 0;
• position of four wheels.

  The equipment contains a database with reference values.

Other laboratory equipment

• hydraulics HP202 stand for research and teaching;
• apparatus friction T11;
• programmable viscometer BROOKFIELD DV-II;
• LPG injectors stand;
• tractor engine with an open controller.