Performance Parameters
Performance Parameters
Performance Parameters
VC
TC
B
s a cos l a sin
L
BC
1/ 2
B 2
V Vc
(l a s )
4
Maximum displacement, or swept, volume:
B 2
Vd
L
4
Compression ratio:
VBC Vc Vd
rc
VTC
Vc
TC
B
s a cos l a sin
2
1/ 2
U p 2 LN
BC
ds
Up
dt
Where N is the rotational speed of the crank shaft
in units revolutions per second
cos
sin 1
Up 2
l / a 2 sin 2
Up
1/ 2
Force F
Rotor
N
Load cell
Wdot = T = (2 N) T
Indicated Work
Given the cylinder pressure data over the operating
cycle of the engine one can calculate the work done
by the gas on the piston.
The indicated work per cycle is
Wi PdV
WA > 0
WB < 0
Compression
W<0
Power
W>0
Exhaust
W<0
Intake
W>0
Indicated Power
Indicated power:
Mechanical Efficiency
Some of the power generated in the cylinder is used
to overcome engine friction. The friction power is
used to describe these losses:
Wdotf = Wdoti - Wdotb
Friction power can be measured by motoring the engine.
The mechanical efficiency is defined as:
m = Wdotb / Wdoti = 1- (Wdotf / Wdoti )
Mechanical efficiency depends on throttle position, engine
design, and engine speed. Typical values for car engines
at WOT are 90% @2000 RPM and 75% @ max speed.
1 kW = 1.341 hp
bmep
Wb 2 T nR
Vd
Vd
bmep Vd
2 nR
Maximum BMEP
bmep
Wb 2 T nR
Vd
Vd
Performance Maps
Performance map is used to display the bsfc over the engines full load
and speed range. Using a dynamometer to measure the torque and fuel
mass flow rate you can calculate:
bmep = 2 T nR / Vd
Wdotb = 2 N T
bmep@WOT
Combustion Efficiency
The time for combustion in the cylinder is very
short so not all the fuel may be consumed or
local temperatures may not support combustion
A small fraction of the fuel may not react and
exits with the exhaust gas
The combustion efficiency is defined as actual heat input
divided by theoretical heat input:
Thermal Efficiency
th = work per cycle / heat input per cycle
th = W / Qin = W / (c mf QHV)
or in terms of rates
Arbitrary Efficiency
o = Wb / (mf QHV) = Wdotb / (mfdot QHV)
Note: o is very similar to th, the difference is that th takes into
account only the actual fuel combusted.
Recall that sfc = mdotf / Wdotb
Thus o
= 1 / (sfc QHV)
Volumetric Efficiency
Due to the short cycle time and flow restrictions less than ideal
amount of air enters the cylinder.
The effectiveness of an engine to induct air into the cylinders is
measured by the volumetric efficiency which is the ratio of actual
air inducted divided by the theoretical air inducted:
v = ma / (a Vd) = nR mdota / (a Vd N)
where a is the density of air at atmospheric conditions Po, To for an
ideal gas a =Po / RaTo and Ra = 0.287 kJ/kg-K (at standard conditions
a= 1.181 kg/m3)
Typical values for WOT are in the range 75%-90%, and lower when
the throttle is closed
Air-Fuel Ratio
For combustion to take place, the proper ratio
of air and fuel must be present in the cylinder.
The air-fuel ratio is defined as
AF = ma / mf = mdota / mdotf
The ideal AF is about 15:1, with homogenous
combustion possible in the range of 6 to 19.
For a SI engine the AF is in the range of 12 to 18
depending on the operating conditions.
For a CI engine, where the mixture is highly nonhomogeneous and the AF is in the range of 18 to 70.