Field Evaluation of Built-In Test Equipment (BITE) for Vehicle Oil and Air Contamination.

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Abstract:

A two-phase, three-year project has been completed to select and evaluate candidate commercially available Built-In Test Equipment BITE for monitoring diesel engine crankcase lubricant quality Oil-BITE and engine induction system are quality Air-BITE for use with Army Tactical and Combat vehicles. The screening criteria employed in the selection phase for both Oil-BITE and Air-BITE were found to be adequate for identifying primary candidate equipment items for field test. Operational evaluation of Oil-BITE and Air-BITE equipment in a small, but representative sampling of tactical and combat vehicles at two major Army installations demonstrated that the specific Oil-BITE equipment evaluated does not have potential for significant vehicle maintenance savings and the Air-BITE equipment shows potential for sensing the presence of potentially harmful concentrations of sand and dust in vehicle engine air induction systems. Author

Author(s):
Alvarez, Ruben A. ; Tosh, John D. ; Russell, John A. ; Newman, Frank M.
Author Organization(s):
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TX MOBILE ENERGY DIV
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Mar 78-Jul 81,
Pagination:
0061

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
SWRI-MED125
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DAAE07-78-C-5024
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.6.3_Assess Achievement of Objectives; JCA_5.6_Monitor; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance
Communities of Interest:
Sensors
Descriptor(s):
*DIESEL ENGINES, *COMBAT VEHICLES, *CONTAMINANTS, *MONITORS, *AIR QUALITY, *LUBRICANTS, MAINTENANCE, FIELD TESTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT, INDUCTION SYSTEMS, CRANKCASES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods, Combat Vehicles, Reciprocating and Rotating Engines
Keyword(s):
BITE(Built In Test Equipment)
Report Date:
1981 Jul 01