re500 air manifold
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Intake
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THROTTLE BODY
Introduction
Throttle body regulates the amount of air entering the engine depending on the
demands of the engine. At higher speeds or while accelerating when more fuel is
burned; to yield more power throttle is opened up to increase the amount of air
entering the engine while in other conditions throttle remains closed to a degree
preventing unrestricted flow of air.
FSAE Constraints
Throttle must be actuated manually; use of electronic throttle is prohibited. The throttle actuation system must use two return springs located at
throttle body.
Positive pedal stop. Throttle must be placed upstream of the restrictor and no throttling can be
done downstream to the throttle. Also the restrictor and the throttle body
are to be separate i.e. a single body incorporating both isnt allowed.
Objectives
To maximize the volumetric air flow rate through the throttle body. To keep the weight of system as minimum as possible. Minimize the pressure drop across it. Choose the material so as to reduce the weight as well as withstand the
flow pressures.
Design the throttle body to minimize stagnation.
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Design Options
Barrel Valve: It consists of a barrel like valve with a through hole, when atdefault position it completely blocks the flow of air through the pipe but as
it turns, the mouth of the hole is exposed and allows for the air to flow.However, it is used more in rally racing than FSAE (with only two positions
ON and OFF). Also, it does not allow for easy installation of the TPS. The air
flow through this valve is also less regular. It allows a faster throttle
response but at the expense of throttle control
Fluid Flow through a barrel valve:
Fig.Fluid Flow through a closed barrel valve Fig.Flow through a more open barrel valve
Fig.Flow through a wide open valve or WOT condition
Slider:It works more like a gateway than a valve. It is composed of a sliderthat slips in and out of the pipe. However, there are several problems
associated with it such as sticking. After giving throttle when we pull back
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on the valve the slide might get stuck with the plate leading to an open
valve or throttling when we are actually not throttling. TPS placement is
also an issue with this design of the valve.When the driver would let off thegas at the end of the straight, the high vacuum would suck the slider
against its mating surface hard enough for it to stick at partial (but
disturbing) throttle positions in the braking zone.Hence we wont be using
this design in our car.
Butterfly Valve:Well be using this for throttling. It consists of a butterfly valvethat regulates the flow of air into the engine. The valve completely cuts off the
supply to the engine but as it turns it presents lesser and lesser area to the
incoming air and hence lesser restriction.The butterfly does obstruct airfloweven at WOT. Turbulence is bad as the air enters the restrictor. However,
turbulence is a problem with barrel valves and sliders too, because while they
don't obstruct the center of flow, it is difficult to make the sides of the walls
perfectly smooth, and in transients a 90% throttle opening on a slider or barrel
is causing a lot of turbulence too.A bigger throttle body ensures more power, but there is a restrictor of 20 mm
downstream. Thus the increased size of a throttle body has an impact only to
an extent. A 38mm valve produces much more power than a 32mm one and
only slightly less than a 50mm or 48 mm valve. The diameter of the valve
would be of 32mm and with actual testing we will improve on this with the
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results of the prototype. It will be positioned at a distance of about 15 cm
above the restrictor but this too would be varied during testing to give
optimum results.
Final Design:
Stock throttle body was simulated in Ansys and an inlet pressure of 1
atmosphere was specified. Stagnation post the valve was looked into and
throttle response was mapped with varying diameters. Considering the time
constraints and the simulation results, it has been decided to go with the stock
throttle body of 34mm diameter.
CFD Analysis:
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Flow simulation for angles of 300and 55
0
Simulation for 75 and
degrees
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Sensors in the Intake System
The sensors associated with the intake system are MAP, TPS and Ambient
Air Temperature, lambda sensors. The outputs from these sensors are used
as inputs by the engine management unit, and this decides the amount of
fuel entering the engine, ignition timing etc. The Manifold Absolute
Pressure (MAP) sensor measures the amount of pressure or vacuum in the
manifold. This sensor tells the engine load. With more pressure, the
engine load increases. With greater load on the engine, more fuel is
required. This is an input to a microcontroller and will be a factor when
setting the voltage pulse width for the fuel injectors.
The Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) returns and senses the position of
the throttle plate. When the TPS measures a wider opening, this indicates
a greater engine load. When the TPS changes rapidly a hard acceleration is
indicated causing a need for more fuel. The TPS senses the position by
using a potentiometer that turns when the position of the throttle plate
changes. Since this is a potentiometer, there will be a change in voltage at
different positions. This voltage is then returned to the microcontroller.
The ambient air temperature is measured using a thermistor. A
thermistor is a variable resistor that varies with temperature. If a voltage is
applied to this thermistor in series with another resistor the voltage
between the two will change as temperature changes according to the
voltage divider rule.
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MAP Sensor:The MAP sensor detects the pressure in the intake manifold. Knowledge of
this pressure is vital for proper engine performance since the amount of
fuel necessary for any given engine load is determined by the pressure in
the intake manifold. The MAP sensors output is a voltage whose level
depends on the manifold pressure in the engine. As engine load increases,
the MAP voltage will decrease. The MAP sensors outputvoltage range is
1V - 6V for an 8V supply.
Based on the voltage present at the MAP sensor, the corresponding
pressure can be deduced by means of a pressure-voltage graph exclusive to
the particular MAP sensor being used
The MAP sensor signal is proportional to the fuel that is necessary at any
given engine speed. The MAP sensor operates as follows:
Light load (cruise): Low manifold pressure, high voltage at MAP sensor
reference (5V)
Heavy load (wide open throttle): High manifold pressure, low voltage at
MAP sensor reference (1V)
High voltage: Smaller fuel pulse width and advance spark timing
Low voltage: Larger fuel pulse width and retard spark timing
The previous relationships depict how intake manifold pressure and load
affect the MAP sensor output. The spark timing is varied based on the
engine speed and the pressure in the intake manifold. The intake manifold
pressure and MAP sensor voltage have a linear relationship. Using the
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pressure-voltage relationship of our sensor, the pressure in the intake
manifold can be determined by the MAP sensor voltage. This pressure
along with the RPM of the engine is used to determine a parameter known
as the spark-angle (spk). Spark-angle is determined from the spkvs. RPM
graph or from look-up tables developed by the ME team during
dynamometer testing. Spark-angle is simply the number of degrees of
rotation left in the crankshaft before the piston gets to the top of the
cylinder.
Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) Sensor Circuit
Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) Sensor Circuit
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The MAP sensor returns a voltage between 1V and 6.2V DC depending on
manifold pressure. Therefore, a voltage divider is needed to provide the
microcontroller with a voltage less than or equal to 5V DC.
Rich/Lean Adjustment Circuit:
Rich/Lean Adjustment Circuit
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determine the position of the plate. During a hard acceleration, there can
be a delay if the MAP sensor is not quick enough to pick up the pressure
change in the intake. The TPS voltage is used by the microcontroller to
improve the throttle response.
Lambda Sensor:
They help determine, in real time, if theair fuel ratio of a combustion
engine is rich or lean. Since oxygen sensors are located in the exhaust
stream, they do not directly measure the air or the fuel entering the
engine. But when information from oxygen sensors is coupled with
information from other sources, it can be used to indirectly determine the
air-to-fuel ratio.Closed-loop feedback-controlled fuel injection varies the
fuel injector output according to real-time sensor data rather than
operating with a predetermined (open-loop) fuel map. In addition to
enabling electronic fuel injection to work efficiently, this emissions control
technique can reduce the amounts of both unburnt fuel and oxides of
nitrogen entering the atmosphere. The sensor does not actually measure
oxygen concentration, but rather the difference between the amount of
oxygen in the exhaust gas and the amount of oxygen in air. Rich mixture
causes an oxygen demand. This demand causes a voltage to build up, due
to transportation of oxygen ions through the sensor layer. Lean mixture
causes low voltage, since there is an oxygen excess.
Engine fuel mapping can be done by using TPS or MAP sensors, with naturally
aspirated engines TPS fuel mapping is preferred over MAP based mapping,
primarily because TPS is easier to implement with easy installation on the throttle
body. MAPs give us a curve where interpolation is required to consider a point on
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the curve whereas no such trouble exists with TPS. MAP is more accurate but its
placement in the intake is tricky with the pressure currents leading to some errors
in the readings, hence an iterative method is required for its correct placement.
Measured in degrees of throttle position. When the throttle is closed, it defaults
to the top row of the map, but even at idle throttle is at usually 5% with the
corresponding pressures being shown.
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This is how the generated plot looks like with manifold pressure and RPM being
the parameters.