Air University Islamabad

Internal Combustion Engines

Lecture – 11
Tuesday, October 01, 2019

Course Code: ME-461

Semester: Fall 2019

Instructor: Hussain Zaheer

hussain.zaheer.ahmed@gmail.com

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Specific fuel consumption

Specific fuel consumption is defined by:
 


 Brake power gives brake specific fuel
  
Define mechanical
consumption: efficiency in terms of
 Indicated power gives indicated specific specific fuel
fuel consumption:
consumption?
 Other specific fuel consumptions can
also be defined as follows:
• fsfc = friction specific fuel consumption
• igsfc = indicated gross specific fuel
consumption
• insfc = indicated net specific fuel
consumption
• psfc = pump specific fuel consumption

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Specific fuel consumption

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Specific fuel consumption

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Engine Efficiencies

 Combustion
  efficiency: 
 Thermal
  efficiency:
defines the amount of fuel efficiency of conversion of
that burns heat input to work

 Fuel conversion
efficiency: efficiency of
conversion of chemical
energy in fuel to work

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