Ensuring modularity of the design of the system of supporting brackets for the intake and exhaust systems of a diesel internal combustion engine for locomotive (or marine) purposes

The relevance of the work is driven by the constant need to reduce mass and improve manufacturability in engine building to enhance economic and operational performance. The problem was that the original design of the support brackets for the intake and exhaust systems of the 16DM-185T engine had excessive mass, high assembly labor intensity, and an insufficient level of unification. To address this, the development work on optimizing the design and weight of the system of supporting brackets for the intake and exhaust systems of the 16DM-185Т internal combustion engine was undertaken in order to reduce the mass of the structure, ensure modularity of the structure, high interchangeability and unification of components, reduce the range of standard products used, as well as reduce the number of operations required to assemble the structure. As a result of the work carried out, an optimized design of the system of supporting brackets for the intake and exhaust systems of the 16DM-185Т internal combustion engine was obtained, the weight of which, in comparison with the original design, was reduced by 28%, the number of operations required to assemble the optimized design was reduced by 28 % relative to the original design. Additionally, strength calculations of the optimized design of the system of supporting brackets for the intake and exhaust systems of the 16DM-185Т internal combustion engine were carried out, according to which the reserve coefficient of all structural elements has a value of at least 1.3.
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