AIM

To study the variation of,

Inertia torque
Gas torque
Resultant engine torque

To determine the following results with respect to the crank rotation

Maximum engine torque

Mean engine torque
Power developed by the engine
Maximum acceleration torque
Maximum deceleration torque
Maximum fluctuation of energy
Required moment of inertia of the fly wheel

NOTATIONS

Crank rotation

Crank radius

Connecting rod length

Equivalent mass of reciprocating parts

Mean engine speed

y (x)

n = l /r

Piston displacement from IDC

Gas load

Gas pressure inside the cylinder

Piston Diameter

Inertia torque

Gas torque

Engine torque

Mean engine torque

Load torque

Ks

Coefficient of fluctuation of speed

Inertia of the wheel

Acceleration of reciprocating parts

Assumptions

Inertia of the connecting rod is negligible

1/n2 < l
; l is connecting rod length

Gas pressure (p)

P = ( Indicator diagram scale factor ) x h

; h is the indicator diagram height in mm.

= 67 h (KN/m2)

Gas load (P)

D2
P=p 4
= 67 h 0.0372
= 2.4924 h (KN)

Vertical Intercept (OC)

OC=r

sin 1+

2 n cos
2 n2( sin )2

sin 1+

OC=0.1152

2 4.68 cos
2 ( 4.68 )2 ( sin )2

Acceleration of reciprocating parts

x =r m 2 cos +

cos 2
n

}
2

cos( 2 )
0.1152 685 cos( )
30
n

cos( 2 )

592.776 cos( )
4.68 (m/s2)

Inertia torque (

cos 2
OC kNm
4.27
cos 2
i=m x OC=1748.69 cos +
OC kNm
4.68
i=m x OC=26.2 cos +

Gas torque (

 g=P OC kNm
Engine torque ( e
e = g i kNm

Stroke

Height, h( mm)
Suction

Compression

Power

Exhaust

0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3

78
61
47
34
22
14
7
3
0
-1
-2
-3
-3

78
89
86
61
39
26
17
11
7
5
4
3
3

0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

Piston Position

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Data set
N = 104
Crank radius = 115.2 mm
n = 4.68

Connecting rod length = 539.136mm

Piston area = 0.0372 m2
Indicator diagram scale factor = 67
Mean engine speed = 685 rpm.
Mean mass of reciprocating parts = 2.95 Kg.
Allowable fluctuation of speed = 3.4 %

RESULTS

Maximum engine torque, ( e )max

Mean engine torque, ( m )

Area of one cycle

4

5.268638
4

=
Power developed by the engine

Maximum acceleration torque

Maximum deceleration torque

Maximum fluctuation of energy

curves

14.8 kNm

0.42kNm

0.42

30.127 kW

2 685
60

( e )max m

14.8 0.42

14.38 kNm

( e )min m

-8.2 0.42

-8.62 kNm

The area bounded by the e

( 17.39 5.28 )

12.11 kJ

Moment of inertia of the fly wheel, (J) =

Maximum fluctuation of energy

m2 K s

and m

12110
2
2 685
0.068
60

34.61 kgm2