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 Rancang Bangun dan Pengujian Penghalang Heliks sebagai Pencampur Udara-Biogas pada Motor Otto

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Herbert Hasudungan Siahaan ◽  
Armansyah H Tambunan ◽  
Desrial ◽  
Soni Solistia Wirawan
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Combustion Reaction ◽  
Otto Cycle ◽  
Direct Use ◽  
Engine Power

A helical barrier as air-biogas mixing device was designed and tested for direct use of biogas from digester in otto cycle generator set. Homogeneity of the air-fuel mixture can give better combustion reaction and increase engine power. The design was based on simulation, which shows that a 0.039 m length of helical barrier gave a 5% increase in power compared to non-helical barrier. Likewise, the simulations also showed that the helical barrier reduced specific fuel consumption (SFC) by 8%. Accordingly, the mixer with helical barrier was designed, and fabricated. Its performance test confirms the improvement resulted by using helical barriers as air-biogas mixer in the engine. The experiment showed that the power increased by 5% when using helical barrier, while SFC decreased by 4.5%. It is concluded that the helical barrier can increase the homogeneity of the mixture resulting in better engine performance. Besides, emissions produced from the engine using a helical barrier also decreased.

Performance Comparison between Diesel Fuel and Biodiesel Using a Low Cost Single Cylinder Diesel Engine Dynamometer

2014 ◽  
Vol 554 ◽  
pp. 505-509
Author(s):  
Mohd Zaini Jamaludin ◽  
Safaruddin Gazali Herawan ◽  
Mohamed Arifin Yusmady ◽  
Ahmad Fauzi
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Edible Oil ◽  
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Torque ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Engine Power

Nowadays, biodiesel from non-edible feedstock is gaining more concern than edible oil to substitute diesel fuel. The purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of low cost single cylinder diesel engine fuelled by regular diesel and B5 biodiesel of castor and jatropha. The experiments were conducted to identify the performance of a low cost single cylinder diesel engine dynamometer, in terms of engine torque, engine power, and brake specific fuel consumption. It was found that these biodiesel can be used as the alternative fuel based on the performance of engine dynamometer, where the results show nearly similar with regular diesel.

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.

scholarly journals Air and fuel supercharge in the performance of a diesel cycle engine

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Silveira de Farias ◽  
José Fernando Schlosser ◽  
Alfran Tellechea Martini ◽  
Gustavo Oliveira dos Santos ◽  
Javier Solis Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Diesel Cycle ◽  
System Variables ◽  
Agricultural Tractor ◽  
Original Configuration ◽  
Engine Power

ABSTRACT: This paper aimed to evaluate the performance of a Diesel cycle engine, changing the configurations for the air and fuel supply system. Variables analyzed were torque, power, specific fuel consumption and thermal efficiency in four different engine configurations (aspirated, aspirated + service, turbocharged + service and turbocharged). For that, there were dynamometer experiments by power take-off of an agricultural tractor. The experimental outline used was entirely randomized, in a bifatorial design with three repetitions. Results indicated that the engine supercharge, compared to its original configuration, provided a significant increase of torque and power. Only the addition of turbo does not caused a significant effect in the engine performance. Application of turbocharger provides an improvement in the burning of the air/fuel mixture, which favors the increase of engine power and; consequently, reduced the specific fuel consumption.

scholarly journals Performance of an agricultural engine using turbocharger and intercooler

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 100-106
Author(s):  
Marcelo Silveira de Farias ◽  
José Fernando Schlosser ◽  
Giácomo Müller Negri ◽  
Leonardo Casali ◽  
Gilvan Moisés Bertollo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Torque ◽  
Fuel Flow ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Completely Randomized Design ◽  
Agricultural Tractor ◽  
Original Configuration

This paper aimed to evaluate the effects of air and fuel supercharging in an agricultural engine. The analyzed variables consisted of torque, power, and specific fuel consumption. Tests were carried out using a dynamometer through the power take-off of an agricultural tractor. The experiment was carried out at a laboratory in a completely randomized design arranged under a two-factorial scheme, with three replications. Six engine configurations (natural aspiration, natural aspiration + service, turbocharger, turbocharger + service, turbocharger + intercooler, and turbocharger + service + intercooler) and 10 engine speeds (1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500, 1,600, 1,700, 1,800, 1,900, 2,000, and 2,100 rpm) were evaluated. The turbocharger alone did not increase engine torque and power. The increase in fuel flow enhanced engine performance for the evaluated configurations. Turbocharger + service and turbocharger + service + intercooler configurations reduced specific fuel consumption by up to 10% and increased torque and power by approximately 30% compared to the original configuration (natural aspiration).

The Development of the RB211-24C Industrial Gas Generator to Operate on Medium Btu Gas

1984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey D. Willis
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Gas Generator ◽  
Process Gas ◽  
Full Power ◽  
Bearing Loads ◽  
Gas Conditioning ◽  
Engine Power

This paper describes a programme of work carried out to demonstrate that the RB211-24C aero derivative gas generator is able to operate satisfactorily on medium Btu gas typical of that produced from a process gas conditioning system. Rig tests were carried out to identify a combustor design capable of operating throughout the entire engine power range, i.e. ignition to full power. Finally engine tests to determine combustor and engine performance including handling and bearing loads were performed on a simulated medium Btu gas using a variable propane/nitrogen system. The results obtained demonstrate that the RB211-24C is capable of operating on a variety of gases with widely different calorific values. Also, when operating on medium Btu gas a significant improvement in specific fuel consumption and an increase in power are achieveable.

The Performance of a Common Rail Diesel Engine Fueled with Different Blending Ratio of Biodiesels at Different Altitudes

2013 ◽  
Vol 860-863 ◽  
pp. 1685-1689
Author(s):  
Ze Fei Tan ◽  
Li Zhong Shen ◽  
De Cai Jin ◽  
Yang Wen Bin Ou
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Common Rail ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Engine Power ◽  
High Pressure Common Rail

To study the effect of the biodiesel on the performance of the high pressure common rail diesel engine performance, a experiment is conducted about the high pressure common rail diesel engine uses diesel fuel and different blending ratio of biodiesels. The results show that with the rising of the altitude, the engine power and the brake specific fuel consumption reduce, exhaust gas temperature increases; At the same altitude, the engine fueled with different blending ratio of bio-diesel has higher brake specific fuel consumption in comparison with fueled engine, but it has lower power, with the increase in bio-diesel blending ratio, engine power, fuel consumption increase.

Two-Stroke Marine Diesel Engine Variable Injection Timing System Performance Evaluation and Optimum Setting for Minimum Fuel Consumption at Acceptable NOx Levels

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios T. Hountalas ◽  
Spiridon Raptotasios ◽  
Antonis Antonopoulos ◽  
Stavros Daniolos ◽  
Iosif Dolaptzis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
Cylinder Pressure ◽  
Start Of Injection

Currently the most promising solution for marine propulsion is the two-stroke low-speed diesel engine. Start of Injection (SOI) is of significant importance for these engines due to its effect on firing pressure and specific fuel consumption. Therefore these engines are usually equipped with Variable Injection Timing (VIT) systems for variation of SOI with load. Proper operation of these systems is essential for both safe engine operation and performance since they are also used to control peak firing pressure. However, it is rather difficult to evaluate the operation of VIT system and determine the required rack settings for a specific SOI angle without using experimental techniques, which are extremely expensive and time consuming. For this reason in the present work it is examined the use of on-board monitoring and diagnosis techniques to overcome this difficulty. The application is conducted on a commercial vessel equipped with a two-stroke engine from which cylinder pressure measurements were acquired. From the processing of measurements acquired at various operating conditions it is determined the relation between VIT rack position and start of injection angle. This is used to evaluate the VIT system condition and determine the required settings to achieve the desired SOI angle. After VIT system tuning, new measurements were acquired from the processing of which results were derived for various operating parameters, i.e. brake power, specific fuel consumption, heat release rate, start of combustion etc. From the comparative evaluation of results before and after VIT adjustment it is revealed an improvement of specific fuel consumption while firing pressure remains within limits. It is thus revealed that the proposed method has the potential to overcome the disadvantages of purely experimental trial and error methods and that its use can result to fuel saving with minimum effort and time. To evaluate the corresponding effect on NOx emissions, as required by Marpol Annex-VI regulation a theoretical investigation is conducted using a multi-zone combustion model. Shop-test and NOx-file data are used to evaluate its ability to predict engine performance and NOx emissions before conducting the investigation. Moreover, the results derived from the on-board cylinder pressure measurements, after VIT system tuning, are used to evaluate the model’s ability to predict the effect of SOI variation on engine performance. Then the simulation model is applied to estimate the impact of SOI advance on NOx emissions. As revealed NOx emissions remain within limits despite the SOI variation (increase).

Characteristics of Water-in-Diesel Emulsions in a Single Cylinder Compression Ignition Engine

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teja Gonguntla ◽  
Robert Raine ◽  
Leigh Ramsey ◽  
Thomas Houlihan
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Oil Emulsion ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Performance And Emission

The objective of this project was to develop both engine performance and emission profiles for two test fuels — a 6% water-in-diesel oil emulsion (DOE-6) fuel and a neat diesel (D100) fuel. The testing was performed on a single cylinder, direct-injection, water-cooled diesel engine coupled to an eddy current dynamometer. Output parameters of the engine were used to calculate Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) and Engine Efficiency (η) for each test fuel. DOE-6 fuels generated a 24% reduction in NOX and a 42% reduction in Carbon Monoxide emissions over the tested operating conditions. DOE-6 fuels presented higher ignition delays — between 1°-4°, yielded 1%–12% lower peak cylinder pressures and produced up to 5.5% lower exhaust temperatures. Brake Specific Fuel consumption increased by 6.6% for the DOE-6 fuels as compared to the D100 fuels. This project is the first research done by a New Zealand academic institution on water-in-diesel emulsion fuels.

Optimization of Turbofan Propulsion Cycle Using a Genetic Algorithm

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adel Ghenaiet
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Optimization Procedure ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Simplifying Assumptions

This paper presents an evolutionary approach as the optimization framework to design for the optimal performance of a high-bypass unmixed turbofan to match with the power requirements of a commercial aircraft. The parametric analysis had the objective to highlight the effects of the principal design parameters on the propulsive performance in terms of specific fuel consumption and specific thrust. The design optimization procedure based on the genetic algorithm PIKAIA coupled to the developed engine performance analyzer (on-design and off-design) aimed at finding the propulsion cycle parameters minimizing the specific fuel consumption, while meeting the required thrusts in cruise and takeoff and the restrictions of temperatures limits, engine size and weight as well as pollutants emissions. This methodology does not use engine components’ maps and operates on simplifying assumptions which are satisfying the conceptual or early design stages. The predefined requirements and design constraints have resulted in an engine with high mass flow rate, bypass ratio and overall pressure ratio and a moderate turbine inlet temperature. In general, the optimized engine is fairly comparable with available engines of equivalent power range.

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