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INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (ELECTIVE) (ME667) SIXTH SEMESTER increased or higher inlet pressure is used to take advantage of an increase in octane number. The use of leaded gasoline. However is not perfect solution to problem. It leads to emission of lead into atmosphere which is known to be very hazardous. The following table shows some anti knock agents and effectiveness. Compound Chemical Symbol Weight for Relative given effect (gm) weight Tetraethyl ethyl lead Pb(C2H5)4 0.0295 1 Aniline C6H5NH NH2 1 34 Ethyl Iodide C2H5 I 1.55 53 Ethyl alcohol C2H5 OH OH 4.75 161 Xylene [C6H4CH CH3]2 8.00 271 Toluene C6H5CH CH3 8.8 298 Benzene C6H6 9.8 332 The following table gives the relative effectiveness of anti knocks Compound Relative effectiveness Tetra ethyl lead (TEL) 100 Methyl cyclo pentadienyl 65 Manganese tricarbonyl Ironcarbonyl 43 Copper methyl arnino methyle necetate 40 Nickel carbonyl 30 Tri ethyl bismuth 20 Tetra ethyl tin 3 N-Methyl aniline-Ethyl iodide 11 The effect of anti knock agents on HUCR is shown below Jagadeesha T, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology, Chikmagalur
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (ELECTIVE) (ME667) SIXTH SEMESTER S I engines are generally not supercharged.” Justify this statement. The factors which affect knocking in S.I. engines — Compression ratio — Mixture strength — Fuel characteristics s (Octane number, ON) — Initial pressure. In these engines the limit of supercharging is fixed mainly by knocking, because the knocking tendency of most fuels is increased by increasing the inlet pressure and temperature, or both. At the same ON requirement, if the charge density is increased the compression ratio has to be decreased considering the knock limits. Thus the power by the supercharged engine is increased but at reduced thermal efficiency. Further, supercharged S.I. engines are usually to run on rich mixture, for maximum power. This also results in a higher S F C. Therefore, S.I. engines are not generally supercharged, except to compensate for loss of power at high altitudes. Jagadeesha T, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology, Chikmagalur
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