(Kaunas Univ. of Technology, Lithuania, 2020) Zelenko, Yuliia V.; Keršys, A.; Neduzha, Larysa O.
EN: Operating experience of diesel locomotives on railways shows that the use of insufficiently purified water results in the destruction of water cooling systems. This problem is especially acute for areas with increased hardness and mineralization of natural waters.
The impact of the water demineralization degree on the corrosion rate of elements in diesel engine cooling systems of locomotives has been researched.
The dependence of the corrosion rate for various metals on the degree and depth of desalination and the cooling liquid temperature is proved.
Recommendations on optimizing the technology of cation treatment for cooling liquids ensuring the efficiency and durability in the operation of diesel engines of locomotives were developed.