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Diesel Engine Projrct
Diesel Engine Projrct
2 individual projects.
•The project will be written in to a 3000-word report (single sided, double spaced) with illustrations/ graphs, as you deem necessary.
•You are responsible for the design and operation of an engine testing facility that is used for the development and validation of a
number of internal combustion engines.
•Budget: £1,000,000. The buildings and main services are all in place and should not come into your budgets. (Heat, light, water,
telephone, security and secretarial).
•You will equip two cells:
Cell a) Diesel applications
It is to be used for 1.3 turbo to Euro with Euro 5 in mind and also a 6.3 Tdi off high way engine.
You will specify the airflow through the cell for each engine type, also the heat balance analysis. You will explain how you run any cell
with differing engine types and size.
(Compressed Natural Gas) and premium pump gasoline. A 2988 cc 400 BHP engine must also be provided for.
Where applicable, you will measure all variables to ensure that the engines comply with current and expected future regulations up to
the year 2015
•Your facility testing will cover aspects of research and design volatility. In order to undertake this work, you will have to purchase all
the relevant instrumentation, dynamometers etc.
•Within the building, you will assign rooms and areas for various tasks, based upon the data that you will have learnt from your lecture
notes and formal book/net study work.
•You will be expected to produce a list of all your proposed purchases and present an explanation as why you purchased them.
This is to be a 3000-word project report (single sided, double spaced) with illustrations/ graphs, as you deem necessary.
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