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Engine Dynamometer Testing Overview

Engine Testing The document discusses various methods for testing engines, including dynamometer tests to measure engine power and torque. Dynamometers include fan, transmission, and other absorption dynamometers. Indicator diagrams are also used to analyze engine pressure and timing. Additional tests measure an engine's friction power using methods like Willan's line, motoring tests, and comparing indicated and brake power. A heat balance test runs the engine at constant load and speed to determine the heat supplied by fuel and the heat absorbed or removed through various systems like cooling and exhaust.

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Engine Dynamometer Testing Overview

Engine Testing The document discusses various methods for testing engines, including dynamometer tests to measure engine power and torque. Dynamometers include fan, transmission, and other absorption dynamometers. Indicator diagrams are also used to analyze engine pressure and timing. Additional tests measure an engine's friction power using methods like Willan's line, motoring tests, and comparing indicated and brake power. A heat balance test runs the engine at constant load and speed to determine the heat supplied by fuel and the heat absorbed or removed through various systems like cooling and exhaust.

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Engine Testing

Sohail Liaqat
120422

5-Engine Power
Power has being defined as the rate at
which work is done. The more power a
thing generates, the more work it can
do in a given space of time
There is in fact no way of directly
measuring power -all types of devices
dynamometer measure torque and
then power is calculated from formulas

Fan dynamometer

It is also an absorption type of dynamometer in


that when driven by the engine it absorbs the
engine power. Such dynamometers are useful
mainly for rough testing and running. The
accuracy of the fan dynamometer is very poor.

Transmission Dynamometers

Transmission dynamometers, also called


torque meters, mostly consist of a set of
strain-gauges fixed on the rotating shaft and
the torque is measured by the angular
deformation of the shaft which is indicated as
strain of the strain gauge. Usually, a four arm
bridge is used to reduce the effect of
temperature to minimum and the gauges are
arranged in pairs such that the effect of axial
or transverse load on the strain gauges is
avoided.

Indicator diagram

There are many types of engine


indicators, but the most suitable
modern type is the electronic indicator,
which consist of the following main
parts :
Pressure pick-up (transducer)
Pre-amplifying device
Time-base recording system
Display system

Friction Power

The friction power of an engine can


be determined by the following
methods :
Willansline method (for CI engines
only)
Motoring test
Difference between IP & BP
Morse test

Heat Balance

The performance of an engine is generally


given by heat balance method. To obtain
such heat balance, the engine must run
under constant specific operating conditions,
i.e, constant load, constant speed, and the
followings are to be considered:
Heat supplied by the fuel
Heat absorbed to produce engine power
Heat taken away by cooling system
Heat taken away by exhaust gas

Components of Heat Balance in Percent at Full Load

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