| Title |
Design and analysis of axial internal combustion engine / |
| Translation of Title |
Ašinio vidaus degimo variklio projektavimas ir tyrimas. |
| Authors |
Shahul, Hameed Mohamed Riyazdheen |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
54 |
| Keywords [eng] |
barrel engine ; finite element methods ; connecting rod ; fatigue failure |
| Abstract [eng] |
The work deals with design of six-cylinder piston engine with piston axis parallel to drive shaft and to run analysis studies using Solid Works. This paper presents a unique design of barrel engine specific mechanisms to convert reciprocating motion of the piston to rotary motion of the crank shaft. Unlike normal IC engines this engine has six separate crank shafts and a unique cam design. The Engine was designed using Solid Works computer aided design software. This unique design reduces and replaces components in the engine. The analysis study is about analysing the maximum torque and reaction forces generated by this design using SolidWorks Motion. The reaction forces calculated for the connecting rod by analytically and using SolidWorks Motion is used in further study. In an engine a connecting rod is always subjected to complex loading of cyclic loads due to high compressive load and tensile loads which lead to fatigue failure. So further study is conducted by detailed load analysis using Finite Element Methods; and followed by fatigue analysis to predict the life of the connecting rod using SolidWorks. The study is done using both computer simulation and analytical calculation using MATLAB. The research indicates introducing a new four stroke engine, the differences in connecting rod life for different loading ratios and to estimate maximum torque developed by the engine design. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Kauno technologijos universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2016 |
