Friday, 9 August 2013

EFFICIENCY INCREASING SYSTEM BY USING PREHEATING METHOD


SYNOPSIS

            The concept of increasing the fuel efficiency of a petrol engine in this project, is to pre-heat the intake air which is flowing through the carburetor.  The humidity in the atmospheric air affects the petrol vaporization in the carburetor   Therefore, by pre-heating the inlet air to the carburetor for a considerable amount, the vaporization can be ease and in turn complete combustion is achieved.  Moreover by reducing the water vapor to the engine, the steam formation in the engine can be reduced pitting of the engine cylinder, piston and exhaust pipe.


            The pre-heating of inlet air to the engine can be achieved by fixing a heat ex-changer inside the exhaust pipe.  The atmospheric air is sucked through the heat ex-changer to the carburetor   The air which is flowing though the heat ex-changer gets heated by the engine exhaust gas.  This reduces the water vapor in the inlet air and the temperature of the air is raised.  The temperature raise causes complete combustion in the engine and it is also more suitable for warming up the engine in cold conditions.

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