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In-Cylinder Combustion Analysis of a Yamaha R6 FSAE Engine: Achieving Improved Engine Performance and Efficiency through Burn Rate Combustion Diagnostics

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In this paper, the authors describe a Spark Ignition Engine Pre-Mixed Flame Development (SFI) and derive the Mass Fraction Burn Rate (MFR) from the P-V diagram.
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.................................................................................................................................... ii Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................. iii List of Tables ........................................................................................................................... vi List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... vii List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................x Chapter 1: Background ..............................................................................................................1 Chapter 2: Working Principles of the System............................................................................5 2.1 Spark Ignition Engine Pre-Mixed Flame Development ...................................................5 2.2 Calculating Performance and Efficiency Indicators from the P-V Diagram ...................6 2.3 Quantifying Combustion Variability ...............................................................................8 Chapter 3: Modeling Techniques and Equations .....................................................................10 3.1 Combustion Modeling Approaches ...............................................................................10 3.2 Derivation of the Mass Fraction Burn Rate ...................................................................13 Chapter 4: Instrumentation & Programming ...........................................................................20 4.1 Piezoelectric Pressure Sensors .......................................................................................20 4.2 Incremental Angular Encoders ......................................................................................27 4.3 Data Acquisition ............................................................................................................28 4.4 Data Integrity and Analysis ...........................................................................................30 Chapter 5: Component Machining & Dynamometer Setup .....................................................34

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