EFFICIENCY OF CONVERSION OF DIESEL POWER MEANS TO GAS-DIESEL OPERATION MODE

Abstract

Today, the use of compressed natural gas as fuel for internal combustion engines is becoming a global trend. Stavropol Krai is one of the leaders among all regions of Russia in this matter, the level of gasification of which is 99.8 percent. Such a high level of gasification of the region serves as a catalyst for the leadership of the region in the use of natural gas as a motor fuel. (Research purpose) The research purpose is determining the effectiveness of the transfer of mobile agricultural machinery and stationary equipment to gas engine fuel. (Materials and methods) Developed the program "Calculation of efficiency of conversion of diesel power facilities to gas-diesel mode of operation". The initial data concerning the specific operating conditions of agricultural machinery are entered for the operation of the program. As a result, the program analyzes the input data and issues a calculation. (Results and discussion) It is possible to output data in the table and determine the most appropriate brands of equipment to transfer them to the gas-diesel mode of operation in the first place. The program provides general recommendations on the organization of the provision of gas-diesel equipment with compressed natural gas, taking into account the individual characteristics of the location of the farm and the brand composition of gas-diesel equipment. (Conclusions) The developed software tool allows you to answer the most pressing questions of an applied nature at both the economic and logistical level; significantly simplify the transfer of diesel power facilities to the gas-diesel mode, as well as reduce the risks of unplanned costs associated with the need to organize the provision of equipment with gas using means of delivery and storage of compressed natural gas.