12020008 AKASH GAWADE TY - ME(A) - 07
Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust’s
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune – 411037
(An Autonomous Institute under University of Pune)
Experiment No. 5
TRIAL ON VARIABLE SPEED PETROL
ENGINE
Name: Akash Arjun Gawade
Class: TY ME A
Roll No.: 07
GR No.: 12020008
Subject: Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
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AIM: To conduct a performance trial on a four-stroke, four-cylinder water-
cooled petrol engine and to determine: -
1. Brake Power (BP)
2. Indicated Power (IP)
3. Frictional Power (FP)
4. Total Fuel Consumption (TFC)
5. Brake Specific Fuel Consumption(bsfc)
6. Brake Thermal Efficiency
7. Brake Mean Effective Pressure(bmep)
8. Air-Fuel Ratio
9. Mechanical Efficiency
10. Volumetric Efficiency
APPARATUS:
• Multicylinder (4-cylinder) petrol engine with fuel measurement
system coupledto hydraulic dynamometer
• Stopwatch
• Tachometer
• Barometer
• Measuring scale
• Water flow measuring jar
EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP:
The set-up consists of a 4-stroke, 4-cylinder water-cooled petrol
engine with fuel measurement system coupled to a hydraulic dynamometer.
The fuel is supplied to the engine through a 3-way cock and fuel measurement
system so that the time required for 50 cc fuel consumption can be measured.
The load on the engine is varied with the help of hydraulic dynamometer. The
engine cylinder is water-cooled. Arrangement is also provided to conduct the
Morse Test.
PROCEDURE: -
1. Examine the petrol engine set-up thoroughly.
2. Trace following systems: -
a) Fuel measurement system
b) Air measurement system
c) Engine cooling system
d) Engine loading mechanism
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e) Engine starting mechanism
f) Exhaust gas path.
g) Arrangement for Morse test
3. Start the engine without applying any load. Note down various
readings such asspeed, load, time required for 50 cc fuel consumption
and manometer reading.
4. Apply load with the help of hydraulic dynamometer and note down
all thereadings mentioned above.
5. Vary the engine speed and repeat the entire procedure.
6. While starting the engine, taking readings and putting off the engine
takenecessary safety precautions.
OBSERVATIONS: -
1) Model: 3-cylinder, 4-stroke water-cooled petrol engine.
2) Maximum output: 43.5 kW.
3) Maximum Torque: Nm
4) Maximum Speed: 6000 rpm
5) Bore × Stroke: 73×82mm
6) Compression Ratio: 11:1
7) Cooling System: Water cooled with thermostatic control
8) Dynamometer: Eddy Current dynamometer.
9) Carburetor type: Solex (MPFI system)
10) C.V. of fuel: 42,500 kJ/kg.
11) Density of fuel: 760 kg/m3 =0.76g/cm3
12) Orifice diameter: 35mm
13) Coefficient. of discharge of orifice (Cd): 0.64
14) Barometric Reading: 716 mm of Hg column
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15) Ambient Temperature: C
16) Dynamometer Arm length: 255 mm
OBSERVATION TABLE: -
Sr. Speed Load(kg) Time for 50cc fuel Manometer reading
No (rpm) consumption t(sec) h(cm)
1 2000 20 45 1.3
2 2500 20 37 2.2
3 3000 20 32 3.2
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Result Table: -
Speed(rpm) TFC BSFC BTE A/F Volumetric
(kg/sec) (kg/[Link]) (%) Ratio Efficiency
2000 0.000844 0.2899 29.21 12.32 53.39
2500 0.001027 0.2819 29.9 13.34 55.56
3000 0.001187 0.2723 31.12 13.92 55.86
Graph 1: -
BSFC(kg/[Link]) V/S Speed(rpm)
0.295
0.29
0.285
BSFC(kg/[Link])
0.28
0.275
0.27
0.265
0.26
2000 2500 3000
Speed(rpm)
Graph 2: -
Volumetric Efficiency V/S Speed(rpm)
56.5
56
Volumetric Efficiency
55.5
55
54.5
54
53.5
53
52.5
52
2000 2500 3000
Speed(rpm)
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Graph 3: -
BTE(%) V/S Speed(rpm)
31.5
31
30.5
BTE(%)
30
29.5
29
28.5
28
2000 2500 3000
Speed(rpm)
Graph 4: -
TFC(kg/sec) V/S Speed(rpm)
0.0014
0.0012
0.001
TFC(kg/sec)
0.0008
0.0006
0.0004
0.0002
0
2000 2500 3000
Speed(rpm)
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Graph 5: -
A/F Ratio V/S Speed(rpm)
14.5
14
13.5
A/F Ratio
13
12.5
12
11.5
2000 2500 3000
Speed(rpm)
Conclusion: -
1. From graph 4, we can see that as speed of engine increases, total fuel
consumption increases linearly.
2. From graph 1, we conclude that Brake specific fuel consumption decreases as
speed increases from 2000 rpm to 3000 rpm.
3. From graph between speed and air-fuel ratio we can concluded that engine
can run on lean mixture for higher rpm.
4. Volumetric efficiency is also high for higher rpm.
5. BTE increases as speed of the engine increases.
