Combustion Engines

Lecturer Ireneusz Hetmańczyk

Student Mehmet Kerem SARP
Homework Idle Fuel Consumption
2022 Opole, Poland
In the data information given, it is stated that the operating level is changed in every 5
measurements taken from the moment of operation of the engine. When we look at the fuel
consumption roughly, we can understand that the level increases at each stage, from the fuel
consumption that increases compared to the previous stage.

Fuel Consumption/ Injector Opening Time

9.000 5.000
8.000 4.500
7.000 4.000
3.500
6.000
3.000
5.000
2.500
4.000
2.000
3.000
1.500
2.000 1.000
1.000 0.500
0.000 0.000
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53

Fuel consumption [dm3/h] Injector opening time [ms]

Figure 1

In the light of this interpretation, we can associate the increase in fuel consumption with the rising
rpm. Injector opening time, on the other hand, progressed inversely with fuel consumption at the first 5
levels, although it gave responses quite overlapping with the fuel consumption, which can be connected
as rpm, at the 8th and 9th levels. While rpm and fuel consumption are low at the beginning, the injector
opening time is at the highest level, while an increase in fuel consumption is observed until the 5th stage,
the injector opening time decreases. It can be interpreted about the situation that after the engine is
started in a cold condition, an increase in the injector opening time is observed until the engine warms up
and the moving parts are sufficiently lubricated and friction losses are minimized.
 RPM/Fuel Consumption
6000 9.000
8.000
5000
7.000
4000 6.000
5.000
3000
4.000
2000 3.000
2.000
1000
1.000
0 0.000
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53

Rotation speed RPM Fuel consumption [dm3/h]

Figure 2

The interpretation made on graphic 1 between fuel consumption and rpm is much more obvious in
graphic 2. It was observed that fuel consumption increased with increasing rpm at each increasing level.
Here, increasing rpm is the independent variable, and fuel consumption changing depending on rpm is
the dependent variable. Although the fuel consumption given in dm^3/h overlaps exactly with the rpm
until the 7th stage, it has been observed that the amount of fuel consumption rises to a value above
rpm, although it shows a direct proportional relationship in the 8th and 9th stages.

Injector Opening Time/Unit Fuel Consumption

5.000 0.00350
4.500
0.00300
4.000
3.500 0.00250
3.000 0.00200
2.500
2.000 0.00150
1.500 0.00100
1.000
0.00050
0.500
0.000 0.00000
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53

Injector opening time [ms] Unit fuel consumption [cm3/ms]

Figure 3

When we look from volumetric flow perspective to figure 3, also shows how much fuel the injector
sprayed. Considering Figures 1 and 2, it was understood that the injection speed increased with
increasing rpm, but there was no change in the amount of fuel injected during injection.
 RPM/Unit Fuel Consumption
6000 0.00350

5000 0.00300

0.00250
4000
0.00200
3000
0.00150
2000
0.00100
1000 0.00050

0 0.00000
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53

Rotation speed RPM Unit fuel consumption [cm3/ms]

Figure 4

With Figure 2, we have seen that fuel consumption increases with increasing rpm. In Figure 4, supporting
the interpretation made in Figure 3, it has been understood that increasing rpm does not change the
amount of fuel injector opening, but only increases the fuel consumption due to the increase in the
amount of injection in a certain time interval.