Real-time performance simulation of marine Diesel engines for the

Equipe Energétique des Moteurs à Combustion Interne
Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides – UMR CNRS 6598
Real-time performance simulation of marine Diesel engines for the training
of Navy crews
Pascal Chessé, David Chalet, Xavier Tauzia, Jean-François Hétet, Bahadir Inozu
Journal of Marine Technology
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
This paper presents a marine diesel engine simulation code designed for real-time
performance. The main novelty is that the various equations are derived from the laws of
thermodynamics, thus guaranteeing qualitatively accurate predictions and allowing for easy
use with any type of engines. The code is based on the "filling and emptying" method with
various simplifications to achieve real-time performance. A number of failure models were
added to interface the code with a propulsion training application. This was done in order to
educate crews on failure detection and the management of emergencies.
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