Internal Combustion Engine

ME134-2_E01 Week 02

As Becky was driving “Old Betsy,” the family station wagon, the engine finally quit, being
worn out after 171,000 miles. It can be assumed that the average speed over its lifetime
was 40mph at an engine speed of 1700rpm. The engine is a five-liter V8 operating on a
four-stroke cycle.
Calculate:
a. How many revolutions has the engine experienced?
b. How many spark-plug firings have occurred in the entire engine?
c. How many intake strokes have occurred in one cylinder?
171000 4.36 x 10
8
t= t=4275hrs . C . ¿ I= I =2.18 x 10
8
40 2
A . ¿ n=4275(1700)(60)
n=4.36 x 10 8 revolutions
4.36 x 108
B .¿ s= x8
2
9
s=1.744 x 10 sparks

A four-cylinder, 2.4liter engine operates on a four-stroke cycle at3200rpm. The

compression ratio is 9.4:1, the connecting rod length r =18cm, and the bore and stroke are
related as S=1.06B.
Calculate:
a. Clearance volume of one cylinder in cm, L, and in
b. Bore and stroke in cm and in
c. Average piston speed in m/sec and ft/sec
2.4
A . ¿ V s= π ( B2 ) (1.06 B ) 2( 9.5052)(3200)
B .¿ 600= C . ¿ V avg =
4 4 60
3
V s =0.6 L=600 cm B=8.9672 cm¿ 3.5241∈¿ V avg =1013.88 cm/s¿ 10.13 m/s
600+V c S=1.06 BS=9.5052 cm ¿ 33.252 ft / s
9.4= 8.4 V c =600
Vc ¿ 3.7355∈¿
3
V c =71.4285 cm
¿ 0.0714285 L¿ 4.3355 ¿3