Engines supercharged

Woodhouse, H., Inlet Conditions of Centrifugal Compressors for Aircraft Engine Superchargers and Gas Turbines, J. Inst. Aeron, Sc., Vol. 15, 1948, pp. 403. 

Satisfactory engine performance is assured by maintaining a minimum log that allows comparison of present characteristics with past records of (1) cylinder exhaust, cooling water, and supercharger exhaust temperature for similar loadings, (2) running sounds and smokiness of exhaust, and (3) engine efficiency and losses. 

Air is supplied to the power cylinders by either natural air flow associated with the engine or by some external means. Engines that use no external means of air supply are termed to be naturally aspirated. Those with some external air supply are generally termed supercharged. The horsepower developed by an engine is dependent on its supply of air. The more air mass contained in a cylinder at ignition the more fuel that can be burned and the more horsepower that will be developed by the cylinder. 

CE Service typical of certain turbocharged or supercharged heavy-duty diesel engines operating under both low speed-high load and high speed-low load conditions. Oils designed for this service must also meet the requirements specified for CC and CD classifications. 

Find the pressure and temperature of each state of an ideal Diesel cycle with a compression ratio of 15 and a cut-off ratio of 2, and a supercharger that compresses fresh air to 20 psia before it enters the cylinder of the engine. The cylinder volume before compression is 0.16 ft. The atmosphere conditions are 14.7 psia and 70°F. Also determine the mass of air in the cylinder, heat supplied, net work produced, MEP, and cycle efficiency. 

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To comprehend the value of fundamental scientific work one must look back and weave the strands together. Sometimes the threads are very evident. For example, the battle of Britain was won in considerable part by the use of planes which were products of combustion research. The interrelationships of supercharging, compression, and fuel properties and composition in the reciprocating engine had been partially explored at that time. The Germans seemed to apply these principles but slowly at first. The British put this knowledge to work immediately as did the petroleum industry in the United States in those frantic days of producing tremendous quantities of fuel. 

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