scholarly journals Development of a gravimetric fuel measurement system for the evaluation of engine performance physical parameters

2021 ◽  
Vol 2073 (1) ◽  
pp. 012015
Author(s):  
G C Prada Botia ◽  
J P Rojas Suárez ◽  
M S Orjuela Abril
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
User Interaction ◽  
Control Valve ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Industrial Sectors

Abstract This paper presents the implementation and design features of a gravimetric-based fuel consumption system. The proposed system comprises a gravimetric balance with serial output, a fuel pump, and a control valve that are integrated into a complete engine test bench via Arduino UNO®. The study implements an instrumentation methodology to minimize measurement disturbance and error propagation, which represents a major concern in engine experimental testing. Moreover, an interactive virtual environment is developed to reinforce user interaction via LabView™. Results demonstrated that the proposed measurement system features robust and reliable operation while maintaining negligible disturbance and overall uncertainty ranging from 0.010-0.23 g/s. Additionally, it was evidenced that the measurement system allows the analysis of key parameters to evaluate engine performance. The study of the fuels blends shows that the ethanol content causes a 6.8% increase in brake specific fuel consumption and a 4% decrease in the brake thermal efficiency. Due to the low cost of the developed measurement system can be easily adapted to test bench laboratories to promote a better learning process and in industrial sectors for better energy management.

New Design of a Low Cost Small Engine Dynamometer for Engine Testing

2014 ◽  
Vol 699 ◽  
pp. 642-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Ammar Alfaiz ◽  
M. Tahir Musthafah ◽  
Abu Bakar Rosli ◽  
M. Shahir Ali ◽  
Abdul Muhaimin
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Pressure Gauge ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Control Valve ◽  
Angular Speed ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Torque ◽  
Engine Testing ◽  
Engine Power

This paper discusses the design and development of a low cost small engine dynamometer for engine testing to measure engine performance i.e. power, torque and specific fuel consumption. The data and result were achieved by using a small hydraulic engine dynamometer with specific considerations and standard followed in order to have good engine dynamometer. Small engine was used by coupling it with the hydraulic pump that come with the control valve and pressure gauge. Control valve was set to build back pressure inside the pumping area. When the engine starts, the pressure gauge will give a reading which can be used to calculate the engine torque. By using the engine torque, engine power can be obtained by multiplying the angular speed with engine torque. Specific fuel consumption can be defined, by dividing the brake engine power with the fuel rate. From the experiment data, the brake power of the single cylinder engine showed that it is almost similar to the specification given by the manufacturer. The low cost hydraulic engine dynamometer, which is less than RM 15,000 can be used to measure an engine performance. The engine power, torque, engine speed and air fuel ratio data can be achieved from our developed engine dynamometer.

scholarly journals Camshaftless Technology on Internal Engines

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
Van Viet Pham
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Control Valve ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Exhaust Valve ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Toothed Belt ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
Exhaust Valves

Along with the development of internal combustion engines, camshafts have also been developed to optimize engine performance. In all types of internal combustion engines, the crankshaft is connected to the camshaft via a toothed belt, chain or pinion. When the crankshaft turns, the camshaft spins and opens and closes the intake and exhaust valve respectively. However, in this non-camshaft engine technology, each intake and exhaust valve will be integrated with an electronically controlled hydraulic pump unit. This system provides a unique ability to independently control intake and exhaust valves. For any engine load, load and discharge times can be programmed independently. The decision system is based on driving conditions, used to maximize performance or minimize fuel consumption and emissions. This allows a greater degree of control over the engine which in turn provides significant performance benefits. This article presents reviews of camshaftless technology developed by VALEO. It is a system that uses solenoid valves to open and close the valve. The solenoid valve will be mounted right on top of the valve inside the engine. The author can see that the technology using this electronic control valve will help reduce the fuel consumption of the engine.

A Method to Measure the Dynamic Response Time for an Electronic Fuel Injector

2010 ◽  
Vol 44-47 ◽  
pp. 1563-1567
Author(s):  
Hui Guo ◽  
Zhen Dong Zhang ◽  
Qing Jun Li ◽  
Yue Dong Sun
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Response Time ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Fuel Injector ◽  
Opening And Closing

The focus of this research effort was to develop a technique to measure the dynamic responding time of the electronic fuel injector (EFI). Successful implementation of the measurement technique introduced in this paper can be used to evaluate injectors and improve its design. More consistent and precise fuel injectors have the potential to improve fuel efficiency, engine performance, and reduce emissions. According to the dynamic working process of the EFI, the coil current of the EFI can bitterly reflect its dynamic response time, which is the measurement mechanism. Then the test circuits of the opening and closing response time of the EFI were designed, and the measurement system was developed with the C8051F310 as the processor. The results showed that the measurement errors of the opening and closing response time of the EFI were 0.9% and 1.14%, and this met to the testing requirements of some research on the EFI. And so, the measurement system was low cost, convenient and high precision.

scholarly journals Uji Eksperimental Konsumsi Bahan Bakar Mesin Berbahan Bakar Biodiesel Minyak Kelapa Hasil Metode Kering

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yesung Allo Padang
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Speed ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Coconut Oil ◽  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
Effective Power

Experimental testing using coconut oil produced by dry method on engine has been conducted in the Laboratory of Energy Conversion, Mechanical Engineering, Mataram University. The purpose was to evaluate the effect of using this coconut oil on the engine performance. The oil was mixed with diesel oil in order to obtain biodiesel. There were four combinations of ratio diesel oil to coconut oil; namely 100% : 0% (mkp0%), 90%:10% (mkp10%), 80%:20% (mkp20%) and 70%:30% (mkp30%.). Mitsubishi L300 diesel engine was used in this experiment by variating engine speed 1000 rpm, 1050 rpm and 1100 rpm with torgue load at 1 kg. At engine speed of 1200 rpm the loads were varied as 1 kg, 1.5 kg and 2 kg. The result shows that by increasing the number of coconut oil in the mixture will reduce engine fuel consumption. Fuel consumption of the mixture will be better compare to the fuel consumption of pure diesel oil. Specific fuel consumption efective (SFCe) of coconut oil-diesel mixture at mkp 10%, 20% and 30% are lower than of pure diesel oil. The reduced SFCe are 1.45 %, 1.71% and 3.57 % at effective power 0.838 PS, 1.98%, 4.31% and 4.31% at effective power 1.257 PS and 1.22%, 3.92% and 7.12% at effective power 1.676 PS. By varying the engine speed, the result also shows that SFCe of the mixture is also lower than SFCe of pure diesel oil.

Application of Box-Behnken Analysis on the Optimisation of Air Intake System for a Naturally Aspirated Engine

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 8029-8042
Author(s):  
N.S. Mustafa ◽  
N.H.A. Ngadiman ◽  
M.A. Abas ◽  
M.Y. Noordin
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Fuel Price ◽  
Design Expert ◽  
Intake System ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
System Components ◽  
Air Intake ◽  
High Influence

Fuel price crisis has caused people to demand a car that is having a low fuel consumption without compromising the engine performance. Designing a naturally aspirated engine which can enhance engine performance and fuel efficiency requires optimisation processes on air intake system components. Hence, this study intends to carry out the optimisation process on the air intake system and airbox geometry. The parameters that have high influence on the design of an airbox geometry was determined by using AVL Boost software which simulated the automobile engine. The optimisation of the parameters was done by using Design Expert which adopted the Box-Behnken analysis technique. The result that was obtained from the study are optimised diameter of inlet/snorkel, volume of airbox, diameter of throttle body and length of intake runner are 81.07 mm, 1.04 L, 44.63 mm and 425 mm, respectively. By using these parameters values, the maximum engine performance and minimum fuel consumption are 93.3732 Nm and 21.3695×10-4 kg/s, respectively. This study has fully accomplished its aim to determine the significant parameters that influenced the performance of airbox and optimised the parameters so that a high engine performance and fuel efficiency can be produced. The success of this study can contribute to a better design of an airbox.

The reactor research and test facility

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-79
Author(s):  
Andrey S. KIRILLOV ◽  
Aleksandr P. PYSHKO ◽  
Andrey A. ROMANENKO ◽  
Valery I. YARYGIN
Keyword(s):  
Measurement System ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Pumping System ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Special Measurement ◽  
Space Nuclear Power

The paper describes an overview of the history of development and the current state of JSC “SSC RF-IPPE” reactor research and test facility designed for assembly, research and full-scale life energy tests of space nuclear power plants with a thermionic reactor. The leading specialists involved in development and operation of this facility are represented. The most significant technological interfaces and upgrade operations carried out in the recent years are discussed. The authors consider the use of an oil-free pumping system as part of this facility during degassing and life testing. Proposed are up-to-date engineering solutions for development of the automated special measurement system designed to record NPP performance, including volt-ampere characteristics together with thermophysical and nuclear physical parameters of a ground prototype of the space nuclear power plant. Key words: reactor research and test facility, thermionic reactor, life energy tests, oil-free pumping system, automated special measurement system, volt-ampere characteristics.

scholarly journals Assessment of an electrical coolant pump on a heavy-duty diesel engine

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Kiesenhofer
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Engine Test ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Engine Test Bench ◽  
Commercial Vehicles ◽  
Coolant Pump ◽  
Vehicle Class

AbstractHybridization of the drive train in commercial vehicles is a key solution toward meeting the strict future requirements to reduce carbon dioxide emissions within the European Union. In order to decrease fleet consumption a large number of different hybrid systems are already available in series in the passenger car sector. Due to the cheap and powerful 48 volt hybrid components and the lower hazard potential compared to high voltage, future commercial vehicles could also benefit from the 48V technology and contribute to lower fleet fuel consumption. Therefore, a complete 48V mild hybrid system was built on the diesel engine test bench as part of a research project. This paper highlights the utilization of a powerful 48V-motor to propel the coolant pump on a diesel engine of the 13-L commercial vehicle class. Three different drive variants of the coolant pump were implemented and measured on the diesel engine test bench. MATLAB®/Simulink®-simulations were conducted to assess the possible fuel savings in three different driving cycles. This paper provides a summary and interpretation of the measurement and simulation results. The simulation studies predict a decrease of fuel consumption of up to 0.94%. Furthermore, the additional advantages of electrified coolant pumps based on 48V are discussed.

scholarly journals Negative Pressure Provides Simple and Stable Droplet Generation in a Flow-Focusing Microfluidic Device

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 662
Author(s):  
Nikita A. Filatov ◽  
Anatoly A. Evstrapov ◽  
Anton S. Bukatin
Keyword(s):  
Microfluidic Device ◽  
Negative Pressure ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Control Valve ◽  
Droplet Microfluidics ◽  
Droplet Generation ◽  
Electric Signal ◽  
Absolute Pressure ◽  
Flow Focusing ◽  
Wide Range

Droplet microfluidics is an extremely useful and powerful tool for industrial, environmental, and biotechnological applications, due to advantages such as the small volume of reagents required, ultrahigh-throughput, precise control, and independent manipulations of each droplet. For the generation of monodisperse water-in-oil droplets, usually T-junction and flow-focusing microfluidic devices connected to syringe pumps or pressure controllers are used. Here, we investigated droplet-generation regimes in a flow-focusing microfluidic device induced by the negative pressure in the outlet reservoir, generated by a low-cost mini diaphragm vacuum pump. During the study, we compared two ways of adjusting the negative pressure using a compact electro-pneumatic regulator and a manual airflow control valve. The results showed that both types of regulators are suitable for the stable generation of monodisperse droplets for at least 4 h, with variations in diameter less than 1 µm. Droplet diameters at high levels of negative pressure were mainly determined by the hydrodynamic resistances of the inlet microchannels, although the absolute pressure value defined the generation frequency; however, the electro-pneumatic regulator is preferable and convenient for the accurate control of the pressure by an external electric signal, providing more stable pressure, and a wide range of droplet diameters and generation frequencies. The method of droplet generation suggested here is a simple, stable, reliable, and portable way of high-throughput production of relatively large volumes of monodisperse emulsions for biomedical applications.

scholarly journals Effect of Methanol/Water Mixed Fuel Compound Injection on Engine Combustion and Emissions

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4491
Author(s):  
Changchun Xu ◽  
Haengmuk Cho
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Ignition Delay ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Combustion Mechanism ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Concentration Ratios

Due to the recent global increase in fuel prices, to reduce emissions from ground transportation and improve urban air quality, it is necessary to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. Water, methanol, and a mixture of the two were added at the pre-intercooler position to keep the same charge and cooling of the original rich mixture, reduce BSFC and increase ITE, and promote combustion. The methanol/water mixing volume ratios of different fuel injection strategies were compared to find the best balance between fuel consumption, performance, and emission trends. By simulating the combustion mechanism of methanol, water, and diesel mixed through the Chemkin system, the ignition delay, temperature change, and the generation rate of the hydroxyl group (−OH) in the reaction process were analyzed. Furthermore, the performance and emission of the engine were analyzed in combination with the actual experiment process. This paper studied the application of different concentration ratios of the water–methanol–diesel mixture in engines. Five concentration ratios of water–methanol blending were injected into the engine at different injection ratios at the pre-intercooler position, such as 100% methanol, 90% methanol/10% water, 60% methanol/40% water, 30% methanol/70% water, 100% water was used. With different volume ratios of premixes, the combustion rate and combustion efficiency were affected by droplet extinguishment, flashing, or explosion, resulting in changes in combustion temperature and affecting engine performance and emissions. In this article, the injection carryout at the pre-intercooler position of the intake port indicated thermal efficiency increase and a brake specific fuel consumption rate decrease with the increase of water–methanol concentration, and reduce CO, UHC, and nitrogen oxide emissions. In particular, when 60% methanol and 40% water were added, it was found that the ignition delay was the shortest and the cylinder pressure was the largest, but the heat release rate was indeed the lowest.

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