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Design and Computational Investigation of Double Piston U-Shaped Single Connecting Rod in Remodelled Internal Combustion Engines


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1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Budge Budge Institute of Technology, Kolkata – 700137, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Thrissur – 680597, Kerala, India
3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha University, Chennai – 602105, India
4 Department of Mechanical Engineering, St. Josephs College of Engineering, Chennai - 600119, Tamil Nadu, India
 

Objectives: This paper aims at studying force distribution characteristics and load with standing capability of a remodelled IC engine piston connecting rod arrangement where the conventional single piston single connecting rod arrangement is replaced by linking two pistons with a single connecting rod. Methods\Statistical Analysis: 3D Modelling of the arrangement is carried out using Solid works while force analysis of the model is done using ANSYS workbench. Parallel twin cylinder 4 stroke petrol engine is utilized as reference for creating the model and analysis purpose. Findings: The results gives the theoretical evidence that there can be a considerable reduction in engine weight and complexity with this new arrangement with stress, deformation and strain values lying within the boundary. Applications\Improvements: This arrangement gives extra room for lubricants thereby indeed indirectly increasing performance characteristics.

Keywords

Aluminium Alloy, Brake Power, Connecting Rod, Piston, Internal Combustion Engine, Solid Works and Ansys.
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Authors

G. Ragul
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Budge Budge Institute of Technology, Kolkata – 700137, West Bengal, India
Arun Thampi
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Thrissur – 680597, Kerala, India
Tedy Thomas
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Thrissur – 680597, Kerala, India
C. P. Praveen
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Thrissur – 680597, Kerala, India
Into Jacob
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Thrissur – 680597, Kerala, India
V. Jayakumar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha University, Chennai – 602105, India
S. Naveen Kumar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, St. Josephs College of Engineering, Chennai - 600119, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Objectives: This paper aims at studying force distribution characteristics and load with standing capability of a remodelled IC engine piston connecting rod arrangement where the conventional single piston single connecting rod arrangement is replaced by linking two pistons with a single connecting rod. Methods\Statistical Analysis: 3D Modelling of the arrangement is carried out using Solid works while force analysis of the model is done using ANSYS workbench. Parallel twin cylinder 4 stroke petrol engine is utilized as reference for creating the model and analysis purpose. Findings: The results gives the theoretical evidence that there can be a considerable reduction in engine weight and complexity with this new arrangement with stress, deformation and strain values lying within the boundary. Applications\Improvements: This arrangement gives extra room for lubricants thereby indeed indirectly increasing performance characteristics.

Keywords


Aluminium Alloy, Brake Power, Connecting Rod, Piston, Internal Combustion Engine, Solid Works and Ansys.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2016%2Fv9i36%2F128473