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4 Stroke Diesel Engine

This experiment aims to conduct a performance test of a four-stroke diesel engine to determine brake power, brake specific fuel consumption, and brake thermal efficiency at constant speed. The apparatus includes a four-stroke diesel engine, hydraulic dynamometer, calibrated brunett arrangement, tachometer, and stopwatch. The procedure involves adjusting systems, taking readings at increasing loads, and calculating values like brake power, total fuel consumption, brake specific fuel consumption, brake thermal efficiency, and air-fuel ratio. Observations and sample calculations are also provided.

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4 Stroke Diesel Engine

This experiment aims to conduct a performance test of a four-stroke diesel engine to determine brake power, brake specific fuel consumption, and brake thermal efficiency at constant speed. The apparatus includes a four-stroke diesel engine, hydraulic dynamometer, calibrated brunett arrangement, tachometer, and stopwatch. The procedure involves adjusting systems, taking readings at increasing loads, and calculating values like brake power, total fuel consumption, brake specific fuel consumption, brake thermal efficiency, and air-fuel ratio. Observations and sample calculations are also provided.

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Experiment-8

Performance test of 4 stroke Diesel Engine.


AIM: To conduct performance test on four stroke diesel engine and to determine Brake power (BP), Brake
specific fuel consumption (BSFC) and Brake thermal efficiency at constant speed. Plot the following graphs:
1) BP v/s Air Rate, Fuel Rate
2) BP v/s BSFC, Brake Thermal Efficiency

Apparatus:
Four stroke diesel engine, hydraulic dynamometer test ring, calibrated brunett arrangement, tachometer, stop
watch.

Procedure:
1. Before starting the engine, check the fuel supply, lubrication and cooling system.
2. Adjust the flow rate of water for calorimeter and engine jacket.
3. Now adjust the flow rate of water for Hydraulic Dynamometer. Set the dynamometer
to zero loads.
4. Start the engine.
5. Measure the speed of the engine with the help of tachometer.
6. Measure the time required for consumption of fuel.
7. Measure the flow of cooling water from calorimeter from engine jacket with the help
of a measuring flask.
8. Take all these reading by increasing load at 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% of the full load
by turning the wheel fitted on the hydraulic dynamometer.

Observations:

1) Specific gravity of fuel = 0.76


2) Calorific value of fuel = 42500 KJ/Kg
3) Diameter of Orifice = 32 mm
4) Coefficient of discharge of orifice meter (Cd) = 0.80
5) Density of air (ρ-air) = 1.207 kg/m3
6) Specific heat of water = 4.2 KJ/Kg K
7) Specific heat of exhaust gas = 1.05 KJ/Kg K
8) Water ambient temperature = °C
9) Air ambient temperature = °C
10) Stroke Length = 87.5 mm
11) Piston Diameter = 81.5 mm
OBSERVATION TABLE:

BRAKE POWER,

BSFC (Kg/Kw hr)


ENGINE SPEED,

DYNAMOMETE
R READING, W

MANOMETER
READING, ∆H
TIME TAKEN

Brake Th. Effi.


10 ml FUEL,

TFC, Kg/sec

AIR FLOW

A/F RATIO
RATE, ma
BP (KW)
N (RPM)

(Kg/sec)
TRIAL

t (sec)
(SEC)
FOR
(Kg)

(M)
1

Sample calculation:
1. Brake Power BP =

Where, N= Engine speed


W= Weight on spring balance
2000= Dynamometer constant

2. Total Fuel Consumption:-

TFC =

3. Brake Specific Fuel Consumption =


4. Brake Thermal Efficiency:-

Where, BP = Brake Power, Kw


CV = Calorific Value, KJ/Kg

5. Air-Fuel Ratio:-

= =

ma = Q * a
Where,
Q =Cd A 2 gh

w
ha = hw
a
−6
m F = q (m l) *10 * fu e l
t
And,

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