Engine Performance Characteristics Under Controlled Engine Temperature With Variable Operating Parameters

In the present scenario, the designs of S I engine being used in automotives by various manufacturers are not properly suitable to Indian climate condition. India is among those tropical countries where the variation in the temperature is having very vast range i.e. from 0°C to 50°C in various regions of the country. Looking in to this vast varying temperature range, it is very difficult to say that which temperature is most suited for operating condition of engines and will give the best performance levels as far as SFC & BP is concerned. In this work, it has been tried to investigate the best option to run the SI engine and simultaneously to maintain the emission norms. Today research and development in the field of gasoline engines have to face double challenge; on one hand, fuel consumption has to be reduced, while on the other hand, even more stringent emission standard have to be fulfilled. The development of engines with its complexity of in-cylinder process requires modern developed tools to exploit the full potential in order to reduce fuel consumption. There are many strategies for improving fuel economy and reducing exhaust emission HC & CO. The experimental study is carried out on a three cylinders, four stroke, petrol, carbureted, water cooled engine test rig connected to eddy current type dynamometer. The objective of this work was to examine engine performance parameter i.e. specific fuel consumption (SFC), brake power (BP) and also exhaust emission on Varying Engine Temperature at 50, 60, 70, 80° C and at an engine speed of 1500, 2000, 2500 rpm with respect to engine load 6, 9, 12 kg. The results are shown by various graphs with effect of engine temperature on specific fuel consumption, brake power, engine speed, engine load and emission levels of Nox, HC, CO for gasoline and LPG to improve fuel consumption.