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Experiment No 8

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Experiment No 8

Presentation on Find out IP, BP, and specific fuel consumption by performing a test on a single-cylinder diesel engine.

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Experiment no: 8

Aim: Find out IP, BP, and specific fuel consumption by performing a test on a single-cylinder diesel
engine.

Indicated power (IP): The power developed inside the engine cylinder by burning of fuel is
called as indicated power of engine.

 It is calculated by:

I.P = PmLAn/60 in Watt(W)

Where:

1)Pm =indicated mean effective pressure(N/m^2)


2)L =Stroke length(m)
3)A =Cross sectional area of the piston(m^2)
4)n=Number of working strokes/min.
= N/2 for four stroke engine.
= N for two stroke engine.

Brake power(B.P): The power available at engine crank shaft for doing useful work is called as
brake power of engine.

It is calculated by:

B.P =2πnT/60 = PmLAN/60Where:

1)Pm =indicated mean effective pressure(N/m^2)


2)L =Stroke length(m)
3)A =Cross sectional area of the piston(m^2)
4)n=Number of working strokes/min.
= N/2 for four stroke engine.
= N for two stroke engine.

Friction power: The difference between indicated power and brake power is called as
friction power.
It is calculated by
F.B = I.P – B.P in watt (W)

 A certain friction of I.P. is lost due to friction between moving part like piston,
connecting rod, crank etc.
 This amount of power lost is also knows as friction power.

Thermal efficiency:

It indicates effectiveness of conversion


From heat energy produced by actual combustion of fuel into power output of engine.

1
 It is ratio of work output of the engine to heat supplied by fuel.
There are two type of thermal efficiency:
1)indicated thermal efficiency
2)Brake thermal efficiency

It is the ratio of indicated power to heat supplied by fuel per second.

 It is calculated by
Eta ith= IP/mf.CV
1)IP=indicated power (kw)
2)mf = mass of fuel supplied/sec(kg/s)
3)CV = Calorific value of (kj/kg)

Brake thermal efficiency:

It is the ratio of brake power to heat supplied by fuel per second.


It is calculated by:
Eta bth = BP/mf. CV

 Where:

1)BP= brake power(kW)

2) 2) mf = mass of fuel supplied/sec(kg/s)


3)CV = Calorific value of (kj/kg)

Mechanical efficiency: it is the ratio of brake power to indicated power

Mathematically:
Eta m = BP/IP = bth/ith = Pmb/Pmi

 Where:
1)BP = brake power
2)IP= Indicated power
3)bth= brake power
4)ith= indicated thermal efficiency
5)Pbm= brake mean effective pressure(N/mm^2)
6)Pmi=Indicated mean effective pressure(N/mm^2)

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Relative efficiency:

Tit is the ratio of indicated thermal efficiency to air standard cycle efficiency.
Mathematically:
Where: 1) ith= indicated thermal efficiency
2)a= air standard cycle efficiency

Brake specific fuel consumption:

it is defined as amount of fuel consumed by an engine for one brake power production.
Mathematically: BSFC = mf/BP
Where:
1)mf= mass of fuel supplied/sec(kg/s)
2)BP= brake power(kW)
Its unit is kg/kWs

Specific fuel consumption:

This is sometimes referred to as fuel flow (FF). We then define specific fuel consumption ( SFC)
as the quantity of fuel burned in unit time required to produce a given engine output. SFC is a
technical figure of merit that indicates how efficiently the engine converts fuel into power

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