Abstract:

Due to the increasing awareness of the impact of exhaust emissions on the environment, combined with the continued increases in fuel costs, there is great need for reduction in fuel consumption as well as clean exhaust gases. This has led to a high demand for accurate measurement systems to monitor the fuel consumption per engine. Real-time measurement and trend analysis of fuel consumption provide helpful information for ship owners, ship managers and crew about the influences of their actions on the consumed fuel. Fuel consumption is also one of the main concerns sea going vessels, fishing vessels and in modern vehicles. The article reviews selected fuel measurement methods and discusses comparative tests of the measurement methods used during the tests.

Keywords: diesel engines; fuel consumption; measurement of fuel consumption; reduce energy consumption