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Experiment 17: Objective

The document describes an experiment to determine the fuel consumption rate of a single cylinder 4-stroke diesel engine. The apparatus used includes the diesel engine, a tachometer, stopwatch, and graduated fuel measuring bottle assembly. The procedure involves running the engine at different speeds, measuring the fuel consumed over a set time period, and calculating the fuel consumption rate in liters/hour and kg/hour. The results show that the fuel consumption rate increases with increasing engine speed.

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Experiment 17: Objective

The document describes an experiment to determine the fuel consumption rate of a single cylinder 4-stroke diesel engine. The apparatus used includes the diesel engine, a tachometer, stopwatch, and graduated fuel measuring bottle assembly. The procedure involves running the engine at different speeds, measuring the fuel consumed over a set time period, and calculating the fuel consumption rate in liters/hour and kg/hour. The results show that the fuel consumption rate increases with increasing engine speed.

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EXPERIMENT 17

OBJECTIVE

Conduct experiment to find the fuel consumption rate of an IC engine.

APPARATUS

Single cylinder 4-stroke diesel engine, Tachometer, Stop watch, graduated fuel measuring bottle
assembly.

THEORY

A four stroke engine (thing that makes our car go) operates in the following manner: A mixture of fuel
and air enters a cylinder where it is compressed and ignited by a spark plug (or in a diesel engine by self-
ignition).

The resulting explosion of combustible gasses pushes the piston inside the cylinder down, expelling
exhaust gas. The pistons are connected to rods which turn the crankshaft attached to the gearbox which in
turn sends the rotary motion to the wheels of the vehicle. Four stroke means that how many times a piston
moves up and down to complete one cycle as described above.

Type Single-cylinder Horizontal Four-stroke

Combustion system Swirl combustion Chamber


Bore x stroke (mm） 90×90
Compression ratio 22±1
1-hour rated output(kWh/min) 7.7/2300
12-hour rated output(kWh/min) 6.98/2300
Specific fuel consumption/kw h） ≤273.4
Specific lube oil consumption/kw h ≤2.72

Cooling system Radiator


Lubrication system Combined pressure and Splashing
Starting method Hand crank
Net weight （kg） 95
Method of power output Output of flywheel end
Overall dimensions (mm） 710×381×567

ENGINE DATA AND TEST PARAMETERS

L = Length of Stroke = 90 mm,

D = Dia. of cylinder bore = 90 mm

Rw = Flywheel radius = 180 mm

N = Engine Speed rpm

mf = Fuel consumed Kg per second, Fuel density = 850 kg/m3

PROCEDURE

1. Observing all precautions check engine and all accessories

2. Fill the fuel measuring bottle to a known level

3. Close fuel valve of fuel tank and open fuel valve of fuel measuring bottle

4. Start engine

5. Maintain a speed and measure it

6. From a specific graduation note start time T1 sec.

7. At another prominent graduation note run time after start time T2 sec

8. Record observations and Go to step 5

9. Take at least fine readings.


Observation And Calculation:

Fuel Consumption rate


Fuel Consumed
Sr. No Mf = Fuel consumed/time
N Time
(Rpm) (Sec)
V (ml) m (kg)
Liter / h Kg / h
397 60 208-204=4 0.0034 6.67×10−5 5.67×10−5
1
1564 60 200-192=8 6.8×10−3 1.33×10−4 1.133×10−4
2
2450 60 186-174=12 0.0102 2×10−4 1.7×10−4
3

Lifelong Learning:

While there are many kinds of internal combustion engines the four-stroke piston engine (Figure 2) is one
of the most common. It is used in various automobiles (that specifically use gasoline as fuel) like cars,
trucks, and some motorbikes. A four stroke engine delivers one power stroke for every two cycles of the
piston. There is an animation to the right, of a four-stroke engine, and further explanation of the process
below. Fuel is injected into the chamber. The fuel catches fire (this happens differently in a diesel engine
than a gasoline engine). This fire pushes the piston which is the useful motion. The waste chemicals, by
volume (or mass) this is mostly water vapor and carbon dioxide. There can be pollutants as well like
carbon monoxide from incomplete combustion.

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