The following information is available for an aircraft four-stroke reciprocating engine: indicat...
The following information is available for an aircraft four-stroke reciprocating engine:
- indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) = 160 psi
- stroke = 5 in
- bore = 5 in
- engine rpm = 3000
- number of cylinders = 9
- cylinder clearance volume = 15 in3
- engine mechanical efficiency, ηmech = 90%
- propeller efficiency, ηprop = 80%
Calculate
- brake horsepower (BHP)
- indicated horsepower (IHP)
- thrust horsepower (THP)
- friction horsepower (FHP)
- brake mean effective pressure (BMEP)
- Compression Ratio (is your answer reasonable for a spark ignition engine?)
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Question 6 A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder is 80 mm and the stroke is 100 mm. The indicator diagram shows an indicated mean effective pressure of 7.3 bars. The clearance volume (Vmin) of the engine is 420 cm3. At the speed of 4100 rpm, the fuel consumption is 19.8 kg/hr and the torque developed is 160 Nm. Calculate: a. Brake power b. The brake mean effective pressure Friction losses...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder is 80 mm and the stroke is 100 mm. The indicator diagram shows an indicated mean effective pressure of 7.3 bars. The clearance volume (Vmin) of the engine is 420 cm3 . At the speed of 4100 rpm, the fuel consumption is 19.8 kg/hr and the torque developed is 160 Nm. Calculate: a) Brake power b) The brake mean effective pressure c) Friction losses...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder is 80 mm and the stroke is 100 mm. The indicator diagram shows an indicated mean effective pressure of 7.3 bars. The clearance volume (Vmin) of the engine is 420 cmº. At the speed of 4100 rpm, the fuel consumption is 19.8 kg/hr and the torque developed is 160 Nm. Calculate: (a) Brake power (b) The brake mean effective pressure, (c) Friction losses (d)...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder is 80 mm and the stroke is 100 mm. The indicator diagram shows an indicated mean effective pressure of 7.3 bars. The clearance volume (Vmin) of the engine is 420 cm². At the speed of 4100 rpm, the fuel consumption is 19.8 kg/hr and the torque developed is 160 Nm. Calculate: (a) Brake power (2 mark) (b) The brake mean effective pressure, (1 mark)...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder is 80 mm and the stroke is 100 mm. The indicator diagram shows an indicated mean effective pressure of 7.3 bars. The clearance volume (V min) of the engine is 420 cm? At the speed of 4100 rpm, the fuel consumption is 19.8 kg/hr and the torque developed is 160 Nm. Calculate: a) Brake power (2 mark) b) The brake mean effective pressure, (1...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder is 80 mm and the stroke is 100 mm. The indicator diagram shows an indicated mean effective pressure of 7.3 bars. The clearance volume (V min) of the engine is 420 cm? At the speed of 4100 rpm, the fuel consumption is 19.8 kg/hr and the torque developed is 160 Nm. Calculate: a) Brake power (2 mark) b) The brake mean effective pressure, (1...
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A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder is 80 mm and the stroke is 100 mm. The indicator diagram shows an indicated mean effective pressure of 7.3 bars. The clearance volume (V min) of the engine is 420 cm? At the speed of 4100 rpm, the fuel consumption is 19.8 kg/hr and the torque developed is 160 Nm. Calculate: a) Brake power (2 mark) b) The brake mean effective pressure, (1...
A gasoline engine of 6 cylinders operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder is 80 mm and the stroke is 100 mm. The indicator diagram shows an indicated mean effective pressure of 7.3 bars. The clearance volume (V min) of the engine is 420 cm? At the speed of 4100 rpm, the fuel consumption is 19.8 kg/hr and the torque developed is 160 Nm. Calculate: a) Brake power (2 mark) b) The brake mean effective pressure, (1...
A single-cylinder four-stroke-cycle spark-ignition engine has a BSFC of 0.4 kg/kW-hr and a volumetric efficiency of 78% at a speed of 45 rps. The bore is 6 cm and the stroke is 8.5 cm. What is the fuel flow rate, fuel-air ratio, and brake torque if the brake power output is 6 kW with ambient conditions of 100 kPa and 22 C?
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