The Role of Cylinder Geometry on Thermomechanical Process in I.C.

Engines-1

P M V Subbarao
Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department

Geometry is an Universal
Solution of All the Issues.

The Geometrical Description of Engine Cylinder

Selection of Cylinder Geometry

B/L= 1.4

B/L= 1.0

B/L= 0.7

The Kinematic Description of Engine Cylinder

Geometry of Cylinder : A Primary Signature

An engine is described as a square engine when it has equal
bore and stroke dimensions, giving a bore/stroke value of
exactly 1.
By custom, engines that have a bore/stroke ratio of between
0.95 and 1.04 can be considered "square".
An engine is described as under-square or long-stroke if its
cylinders have a smaller bore than its stroke - giving a ratio
value of less than 0.95.
An engine is described as over-square or short-stroke if its
cylinders have a greater bore diameter than its stroke length,
giving a bore/stroke ratio greater than 1.04.

Geometry must respect Heat Transfer: Else Get

Extinct

Indian Elephant

African Elephant

Mammoths

Geometrical Features of Survived Non-biological

Animals

Bore to Stroke Ratio

Ability to Transfer Heat : A Signature of Survival

Geometrical Details at any Crank Angle

Instantaneous volume of the
Thermodynamic system

V Vc V

Instantaneous Surface area of

the Thermodynamic system

A Ach Ap Awall
For a given
displacement volume, Vd
& squareness, RBS

4Vd
Stroke , L
2

R
BS

4Vd
Bore, B

R
BS

Displacement Volume at Any Crank Angle

Displacement Volume at Any Crank Angle

Relative location of piston center
w.r.t . Crank Axis at any crank angle

Instantaneous Engine Cylinder Volume

Instantaneous Displacement Volume

V
B 2 L 2l
1
1 cos

Vc
8Vc L
4Vd
Stroke , L
2
RBS

Vd
V
1
Vc
2Vc

L
2l

sin

4Vd RBS
Bore, B

2l
L 1 cos

L
2l

sin

Vd
V
1
Vc
2Vc

2l
L 1 cos

Define Rod ratio

l 2l
R
a L

L
2l

sin

l
4Vd RBS

Vd
V
1
R 1 cos R 2 sin 2
Vc
2Vc

V
r 1
2
2
1
R 1 cos R sin
Vc
2