Design and Development of Inertia Dynamometer for FSAE Application

Keshav Kaushik; Guru Deep Singh; P. K. Jain

doi:https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.721919

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Design and Development of Inertia Dynamometer for FSAE Application

Keshav Kaushik, Guru Deep Singh, P. K. Jain

Vol 7 , Issue 2 , April - June 2019 | Pages: 125-128 | Research Paper

https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.721919

Received: January 27, 2019 | Revised: March 20, 2019 | Accepted: April 28, 2019 | Published Online: June 15, 2019

Author Details ( * ) denotes Corresponding author

1. Keshav Kaushik, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, Delhi, India (gurudeep1998@gmail.com)

2. * Guru Deep Singh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, Delhi, India

3. P. K. Jain, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, Delhi, India

This paper discusses the development process of a reliable & cost-effective inertia dynamometer for FSAE application.The testing procedure is to accelerate an inertial mass (flywheel) from rest to its maximum speed& calculate the engine power versus speed using the inertia of the flywheel and its rate of change of angular speed. The dimensions of the inertial load, bearings, shaft & foundation have been selected based on theoretical calculations & structural analysis. A Hall- effect sensor has been used to measure instantaneous speed during test. This data is logged through Arduino-Uno and processed using MATLAB and Ms-Excel. The results were satisfactorily similar to that from the power curve supplied by the OEM and engine model developed on Ricardo WAVE software hence proving the accuracy of the dynamometer.

Keywords

Inertia Dynamometer; Single Cylinder Engine; Data Acquisition.