KINEMATICS OF COMBUSTION ENGINES

Reciprocating Engine
The pressure forces of the working fluid acting on the piston are
transmitted
directly to the crankshaft via piston pin and connecting rod
Configuration of Engine

Displacement of crank radius

Displacement of connecting rod

Define:
Using Trigonometry Law:

a) Piston Travel
80

Lamda s = 0.9

70

Piston Displacement (mm)

60

Lamda s = 0.5

50
Lamda s = 0.2
40

30

20

10

Crank Angle (Rad)

b) Piston Speed

{For small lamda - s}

5000
Lamda s = 0.5
4000

3000

Lamda s = 0.1

Piston Speed (mm/s)

2000

Lamda s = 0.3

1000

-1000

-2000

-3000

-4000

-5000

Crank Angle (rad)

c) Piston Acceleration

For the approximated formula:

Design of Flywheel

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To

Assuming Rigid Shaft

Primarily we want to know the overall performance of the flywheel.

-What should its moment of inertia be?
-How do we match the power source to the load?
-And what are the resulting performance characteristics of the system that we
have selected?

An Example of a Flywheel Operating Conditions:

A flywheel

receives energy under a constant torque causing its

shaft to rotate from 1 to 2. (Positive Torque)
The shaft rotates from 1 to 2.
The shaft rotates constantly from 2 to 3, under no torque.
The flywheel gives out energy under constant torque to operate
a load.
The shaft speed drop from 3 to 4.