Engine Test Cell Data Acquisition

The goal of the project is to improve the dynamometer control system, data acquisition system and engine cooling system for the engine test cell in the Small Engines Research Facility (SmERF). This will culminate in improved usability, better data and more efficient testing.

=Problem Definition=

Background
The University's engine test cell has become outdated. The data collection is done manually with someone entering values into a spreadsheet. The cooling system cannot support extended high load operation with the clean snowmobile team's engine. The fuel delivery system has largely been neglected and is becoming unreliable and there is no system in place for collection of in cylinder pressure data that would be used for combustion analysis. There is also a lack of concise documentation for the systems in the test cell and many testing procedures only exist via tribal knowledge. Accordingly, engine testing is extremely inefficient and yields data with unknown uncertainty.

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=Design Considerations=

Depending on the scope of the final design, new systems can be implemented for tens of thousands of dollars. This is well beyond the budget of the team and the ME department. Many of the existing systems have capabilities that are not currently being taken advantage of.

=Project Learning=

Existing Equipment
=Final Design=

=Validation=

=Team Members=

=Additional Documentation=

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