Performance characteristics test on a single cylinder Diesel Engine (IC)
SFC (Kg/kWhr)
Torque (Nm)
BMEP(BAR)
IMEP (BAR)
Mech eff %
TFC(Kg/hr)
Time(sec)
Load (kg)
BP(kW)
BTE %
IP(kW)
ITE %
Sl no
1 0.00 4.4 0.00 0.0 54.1 0.0 0.00 0.6 3.65 0.0 132 0
2 3.63 5.1 6.90 13.4 43.0 5.8 1.46 0.8 4.25 0.6 90 2
3 7.26 6.5 13.79 21.3 49.4 10.5 0.80 0.9 5.35 1.1 82.2 4
4 10.89 8.5 20.69 24.3 58.9 14.3 0.59 1.0 7.05 1.7 74.4 6
5 14.52 11.3 27.58 24.4 70.6 17.2 0.49 1.1 9.35 2.3 67.2 8
Torque (Nm) - LxRex9.81
Re 0.185 Indicated mean effective pressure = IP*6000/L*A*Nw*n*10^5
Brake power = 2*pi()NT/60000 Brake mean effective pressure, BMEP = (BP*60000)/L*A*Nw*n*10^5
N 1500 RPM N 1500 25
Number of cylinder Nw 1
Number of stoke N 750 N/2
Total fuel consumption, TFC = (X/t)*(S.P fo fuel /1000)*3600 Stoke length L in meter0.11
CC-X 25 Bore dia 0.0875
Sp of diesel 0.83 Area A 0.00601
Brake thermal efficiency, BTE % = (BP*3600)/TFC*CV Indicated Mean effective pressure IMEP = (IP*60000)/L*A*Nw*N*10^5
Calorific value of diesel CV 42886
Indicated thernam efficiency ITE % =(IP*3600)/(TFC*Cv) *100
Specific fuel consumption SFC = TFC/BP Mechanical efficiency = BP/IP *100
Suction pressure
Manometer Difference
Delivert Pressure Reading
S no hw=(h2-h1) Room temp
(kg/cm²) h1 h2 (cm)
(cm) (cm)
1 2.5 11.5 26 14.5 32
2 5 12.5 25 12.5 32
3 7.5 13 24.5 11.5 32
4 10 13.5 24 10.5 32
Difference in
pressure level Volume of
Vstp Vt ɳ
Orifice area air sucked
Water Air
m²
5.067E-04 0.145 125.3025 0.6
5.067E-04 0.125 108.0194
5.067E-04 0.115 99.37781
5.067E-04 0.105 90.73626
a 0.000452