CORRELATION AND PRESENTATION OF DIESEL-ENGINE PERFORMANCE DATA

510184

01/01/1951

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors Abstract
Content
THE author shows that when engines of a particular group are assumed to be exactly similar, whatever their size, the following parameters are appropriate for comparing the performance, when measures of quality independent of cylinder size are desired:
  • Mep, both brake and indicated.
  • Mean piston speed.
  • Power per unit piston area.
  • Weight per unit piston displacement.
  • Thermal efficiency.
He develops a graph of bmep versus piston speed, with lines of constant specific fuel consumption and lines of constant power output per square inch of piston area, which gives a complete story of engine performance, and can be compared with similar plots for other engines, regardless of cylinder size or number of cylinders.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/510184
Pages
13
Citation
Fayett Taylor, C., "CORRELATION AND PRESENTATION OF DIESEL-ENGINE PERFORMANCE DATA," SAE Technical Paper 510184, 1951, https://doi.org/10.4271/510184.
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Published
Jan 1, 1951
Product Code
510184
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English