Can someone help with my dissertation?
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I'm currently studying an MSc in Motorsport Engineering. I was planning my dissertation using an engine dynamometer, with the aim of measuring crank angle and cylinder pressure (I acquired a spark plug pressure transducer which is now locked away in uni). I was hoping to setup a water methanol injection system and look at the impact it has on combustion and emissions.
With my University shutting down, all access to equipment has been lost, completely buggering my dissertation. The only data I have is motored cylinder pressure and crank position sensor, I can't really do anything with this.
I have one set of pressure data from a Ford gdi engine. Is anyone here able to provide some pressure data for another engine, maybe N/A but anything will do, just so I can do some comparisons and still make a dissertation?
Any help would be greatly greatly appreciated
With my University shutting down, all access to equipment has been lost, completely buggering my dissertation. The only data I have is motored cylinder pressure and crank position sensor, I can't really do anything with this.
I have one set of pressure data from a Ford gdi engine. Is anyone here able to provide some pressure data for another engine, maybe N/A but anything will do, just so I can do some comparisons and still make a dissertation?
Any help would be greatly greatly appreciated
If you want to succeed in motorsport, you have to learn to take the knocks, and make the best of it!
So;
take your motored data, and use it build a model (in simullink, scilab or similar) then carry out your study virtually. You need to demostrate an understanding of the principals of engine operation, and you don't these days need a real engine to do that! Use your model to explore the effects of different burn rates and temperatures, make some carefully judged and documented assumptions and get it done! You can leave the "real" bit of work as a next steps, using your model to suggest test cases under which to run the real engine etc
So;
take your motored data, and use it build a model (in simullink, scilab or similar) then carry out your study virtually. You need to demostrate an understanding of the principals of engine operation, and you don't these days need a real engine to do that! Use your model to explore the effects of different burn rates and temperatures, make some carefully judged and documented assumptions and get it done! You can leave the "real" bit of work as a next steps, using your model to suggest test cases under which to run the real engine etc
Max_Torque said:
If you want to succeed in motorsport, you have to learn to take the knocks, and make the best of it!
So;
take your motored data, and use it build a model (in simullink, scilab or similar) then carry out your study virtually. You need to demostrate an understanding of the principals of engine operation, and you don't these days need a real engine to do that! Use your model to explore the effects of different burn rates and temperatures, make some carefully judged and documented assumptions and get it done! You can leave the "real" bit of work as a next steps, using your model to suggest test cases under which to run the real engine etc
Thank you. I'll look into that. I hadn't considered building a model using the motored data, after all it was only for determining tdc offset. I like this idea though, would help develop better understanding of the basic principles etc, thanksSo;
take your motored data, and use it build a model (in simullink, scilab or similar) then carry out your study virtually. You need to demostrate an understanding of the principals of engine operation, and you don't these days need a real engine to do that! Use your model to explore the effects of different burn rates and temperatures, make some carefully judged and documented assumptions and get it done! You can leave the "real" bit of work as a next steps, using your model to suggest test cases under which to run the real engine etc
+1 for the software idea, I used Ricardo Wave for my dissertation last year and it was brilliant. (Comparing theoretical and actual fuel flow values) I was lucky my university formula student team had some licences donated by Ricardo and their support team was really useful whenever I had questions. Maybe your uni has some licences already for some sort of engine SIM software?
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