SEMINAR – 17MES86

TOPIC:

MAGNETIC REPULSION ENGINE

by

DARSHAN BS
USN: 1KS17ME018
VIII Semester, ‘A’ Section

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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 INTRODUCTION

Coal, petroleum, natural gas, water and nuclear energy are the five
main energy sources that have played important roles and have been
widely used by human beings.
Magnetic engines are defined as 2-phases engine which has no
exhaust emission, higher efficiency such characters are seen in these
kinds of engines
The prototype model namely ‘MAGNETIC REPULSION ENGINE’
is the engine works on the repulsion principle of magnets.
Both the magnets are facing each other with like poles. These engine
does not require any input source and works on the magnet force
itself, thus it is eco-friendly and can be applied in running
automobiles, machines, power generation, and many other
applications.
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 LITERATURE REVIEW
TITLE Publication Citation Author details Conclusion of work
details

Magnetic
1).  International Piyush Dhoke , As there is no combustion taking place inside
Journal of Aditya V Hemane , the cylinder there is only very little heat
Reciprocating generation it is more economic and free from
Engine” Innovations in Prajan P Gondole,
Engineering Akshay J Dahake air pollution. Magnet is one of the prime
power source used for many application. By
and Science, the demand of fossil fuels expecting that
Vol. 4, No.4, electromagnet is main alternative fuel and it
2019 is very much useful for coming generation.
Power to be produced at shaft of the engine
is much more than the power to be
consumed by electromagnet to repel
permanent magnet. Thus electromagnetic
engine gives Green energy,

2).Electromagnet Journal of  The engine which uses electricity to run the

ic Engine engine by means of electromagnet has given
Emerging Abil Joseph Eapen, alternate ways to run the IC engine which runs
Technologies and AbyEshowVarughese, the automobiles. So as in electromagnetic
Innovative Arun T.P engine there is no burning of fuel so no exhaust
Research (JETIR) gas like CO2,HC, CO, NO which is harmful to
environment will be produced. So the
July 2018, electromagnetic engine will be eco-friendly to
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 LITERATURE REVIEW

TITLE Publication Author details Conclusion of work

Citation details

Experimental  National Ramanan.M Magnetic engine works in a simple

Investigation Conference ,Balasubramanian. manner, Magnetic engine consist of two
on Magnetized on M ,Ilaiyaraja.S engines which is mounted vertically and
Contemporar
Piston y Approaches hold using a clamp. The Magnetic
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Engine Mechanical, cost and maintenance, can be easily
Automobile adapted by the masses and it doesn’t
and Building cause any kind of harm to the
sciences- environment. Only improvements of the
2014 current technology can help its progress
within reasonable time and financial
limits. The Magnetic Piston Engine fits
perfectly into this view. Its adoption by
the automobile industry would have a
tremendous impact on the environment
and world economy
 COMPONENETS/ process

A MAGNETIC REPULSION ENGINE consists of a non-magnetic cylinder, piston with

connecting rod ,flywheel and crank shaft arrangement ,and a pair of permanent
magnets.

The construction of these engine is similar as that of typical IC engine.

Here ,the spark plug and valves at the cylinder head is replaced by a permanent
magnet. Another permanent magnet is placed at the top of the piston which can
freely reciprocates along with the piston.

Both the magnets are arranged in such a way that there surfaces are facing each
other with like poles.

Small openings are provided at the cylinder for natural air circulation.

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 COMPONENETS/ process

Principle
The Magnetic repulsion engine works in the principle of “like poles repel
and unlike poles attract” of magnetism.

Due to the principle of its operation, this engine uses very low power
(small force) to generate very high power (large force).

Hence, this engine works at very high efficiency with the possibility of
reaching unity-over operation mode.

Some of the important parts used in Magnetic reciprocating engine are as

follows:
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Cylinder
Magnetic engine uses only magnets for its operation. The
cylinder prevents unwanted magnetic field and other
losses.

Further cylinder material itself should not have the

properties of attraction and repulsion hence it should not
disturb the movement of the piston.
As a solution to the above issues, the cylinder must be only made
up of nonmagnetic materials such as stainless steel, fiber, titanium
or similar materials of high resistivity and low electrical
conductivity.

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 COMPONENETS/ process…..

Piston The hollow piston casing is made up of non-magnetic

stainless steel, titanium or similar materials which are
of high resistivity and low electrical conductivity.

Alternatively, piston casing can also be made up of non-

metallic, thermal resistant materials can be made by
integrating both non-magnetic and nonmetallic materials.

One end of the hollow case is fitted with a powerful

permanent magnet made of neodymium iron-boron (NdFeB),
samarium-cobalt (SmCo) or similar high field strength
magnetic materials.
The other end of the piston case connects to the piston rod which
in turn connects to the crankshaft.
The crankshaft and the piston rod convert the linear reciprocating
movement of the piston to the circular movement.
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Connecting rod
In a reciprocating engine, the connecting rod is
used to connect the piston to the crankshaft.

It converts the linear motion or reciprocating

motion of the piston to the circular motion of
the crankshaft.

Connecting rod used in this engine is M10 bolt.

The material of the connecting rod is cast iron.

As the magnetic fields are contained inside the
cylinder, the connecting rod will not be
affected much.

The connecting rod is same as that of an

Internal Combustion engine.
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PERMANENT MAGNETS
Permanent magnets These are the most common type of magnets that we
know and interact with in our daily lives. E.g.; The magnets on our
refrigerators.

Permanent magnets are generally made of ferromagnetic material. Such

material consists of atoms and molecules that each have a magnetic field and
are positioned to reinforce each other.

Permanent Magnets can be classified into four types based on their

composition
· Neodymium Iron Boron(NdFeB or NIB)
· Samarium Cobalt (SmCo)
· Alnico
· Ceramic or Ferrite
 WORKING IN DETAIL

As the name suggest, the

MAGNETIC
REPULSION ENGINE
will work on the
principle of magnetism.
When the piston at the
BDC is provided with
initial cranking effort ,it
will move from BDC to
TDC causing 180 degree
rotation of crank shaft..

As the magnet placed at the top of the piston and magnet fix at cylinder head are
facing each other with like poles ,the repulsion force will start acting on both the
magnets.

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 WORKING IN DETAIL…..

Minimum the distance between the magnets will cause higher repulsion force .
Therefore when piston reaches at TDC ,the repulsion force will repel the magnets
and thus the magnetic piston will move downward from TDC to BDC causing
further 180degree rotation of crank shaft and thus one complete rotation of crank
shaft is obtained .
After piston reaches BDC the flywheel will pull the piston back towards TDC
and thus cycle repeats. The engine will work on two stroke i.e compression and
power stroke.
In this system, a permanent neodymium iron-boron magnet was adhered to the top
surface of the piston. Hence the magnet travelled along with the piston with
reciprocating motion. So there were two magnets stuck to each piston which
reciprocated within the cylinder
The magnets were fixed in such a way that the pole orientation was in the same
direction. For e.g. if the south poles of both the magnets were fixed to piston
surface, then the north poles were exposed to the atmosphere.
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 PHOTOGRAPHS

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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Sr. No Component Qty. Material /

Type
1 CYLINDER 1 CAST IRON
2 PISTON 1 ALUMINUM
3 CONNECTING 1 1CAST IRON
ROD
4 BELT 1 RUBBER
5 CRANK SHAFT 1 ALUMINUM
6 PULLEY 1 MILD STEEL
7 MAGNETS 2 NdFeB (N45)
 CONCLUSIONS
The Magnetic repulsion engine has various advantages over an internal combustion
engine. The most important advantage is that it is environmentally friendly. It does
not use any fossil fuels, does not deplete natural resources, and does not pollute.

Another point is that there is no heat generation within. Though the electromagnet
heats up with continuous operation, but the temperatures are very low as compared
to IC engines. It rules out the need of a cooling system, a fuel injector, valves, etc.
The operating noise levels are also low. Proper development of this engine with
materials like aluminium can reduce the weight significantly, and increase the
efficiency.

The important significance is that its development can decrease the dependence on
depleting resources, which is a very important requirement today. By further
research and development it can prove to be a boon in the Industrial sector.

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 FUTURE SCOPE
As in present condition humans are heading toward the use of sources of energy
which are pollution free and eco-friendly.

Thus the magnetic piston engine can be used as a better alternative.It can be used
to perform various tasks and function that involve application of force or
displacement of objects.

This engine is highly efficient as it does not uses any input source and it works on
its own power.

It has the possibility of reaching unity-over operation mode. It has the capability to
replace the electric motors and any engine which requires fuel burning to operate.

As these prototype model consists of only one piston and only one pole of
magnet is used for running the engine, in future modification can be made to it by
using two magnetic piston on both side of the fixed magnet to make use of both
the poles of magnet and to achieve high power and more effective use of magnets.
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