Test Bed:

Experiment:
Objective:
To draw the characteristic curves of a petrol engine at 50% throttle.

Observations and Calculations:
Formulas:
Torque = Load * Moment arm
Brake Power = (2 NT) / 60
Volume flow rate of fuel per unit time = Vf = Volume/time
Mass flow rate = mf = Vf * f
Brake Thermal Efficiency = Brake / Heat Supplied
Specific Fuel Consumption = (mf *1000*3600) / Brake Power
Table:
Engine
Speed
Load Fuel
Consumed
Time Torque Brake
Power
B.T
Efficiency
SFC
Mark W b t T bp Ne g
Rpm N ml sec Nm Kw g/kWh
1000 128 30 31.32 36.67 3.8 11.11 776
1200 114 30 28.21 32.60 4.0 10.80 795
1400 107 30 25.50 30.65 4.5 10.71 801
1600 95.0 30 23.19 37.21 4.6 9.96 860







Graphs:
1. Graph b/w Torque and Rpm.


2. Graph b/w Brake Power and Rpm




0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
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T
o
r
q
u
e

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N
m
)

Rpm
Graph b/w Torque and Rpm
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
B
r
a
k
e

P
o
w
e
r

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k
W
)

Rpm
Graph b/w Brake Power and Rpm
3. Graph b/w B.T Efficiency and Rpm




4. Graph b/w SFC and Rpm




9.8
10
10.2
10.4
10.6
10.8
11
11.2
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B
.
T

E
f
f
i
c
i
e
n
c
y

Rpm
Graph b/w B.T Efficiency and Rpm
770
780
790
800
810
820
830
840
850
860
870
0 500 1000 1500 2000
S
F
C

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g
/
k
W
h
)

Rpm
Graph b/w SFC and Rpm
Comments:
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