Experiment No.

Morse Test on Multi-Cylinder Engine

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AIM

To conduct morse test on multi-cylinder engine.

APPARATUS

4 stroke Petrol Engine, Fuel measuring device, calorimeter, Air intake measurement, cooling
arrangement, 12 channel digital temperature indicator, Tachometer.

SPECIFICATION OF THE ENGINE

Sr. No. Description Data

1. Name of the Engine Manufacturer Rocket Engg. Works

2. Type of the engine 4-Stroke, multi-cylinder, S.I. Engine

3. IS Rating 5 H. P. at 1500 rpm

4. Bore x stroke 80mm x 110mm

5. Normal compression ratio 16:1

6. Specific Gravity of Fuel 0.829

7. Lubrication 2% of mixture of self mixture

8. Starting Key starting

9. Stopping By fuel cut off

10. Diameter of orifice 15mm

11. Fuel used Petrol

12. Cooling Water cooling

NOMENCLATURE

IP Indicated Power of all the cylinders combined (kw)

IP1 Indicated Power of Cylinder No – 1 (kw)

IP2 Indicated Power of Cylinder No – 2 ( kw)

IP3 Indicated Power of Cylinder No - 3 ( kw)

IP4 Indicated Power of Cylinder No - 4 ( kw)

BP Brake Power of All the cylinders combined ( kw)

BP1 Brake Power when Cylinder No – 1 is cut off (kw)

BP2 Brake Power when Cylinder No – 2 is cut off ( kw)

BP3 Brake Power when Cylinder No – 3 is cut off (kw)

BP4 Brake Power when Cylinder No – 4 is cut off (kw)

FP1 Frictional power of cylinder No – 1 ( kw)

FP2 Frictional power of cylinder No - 2 ( kw)

FP3 Frictional power of cylinder No - 3 ( kw)

FP4 Frictional power of cylinder No - 4 ( kw)

W Weight added on dynamometer initially to bring engine at speed on which test is to

be conducted (Kg)

W1 Weight added on dynamometer to bring back

engine at initial speed when cylinder No. 1 is
cut off (Kg)
W2
Weight added on dynamometer to bring back
engine at initial speed when cylinder No. 2 is
W3 cut off (Kg)

Weight added on dynamometer to bring back

W4
engine at initial speed when cylinder No. 3 is cut
off (Kg)
Weight added on dynamometer to bring back
engine at initial speed when cylinder No – 4 is
cut off (Kg).
N Speed, in revolution per minute (RPM)

ηm Mechanical Efficiency (%)

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

1. Ensure that necessary electrical connections are made for measuring devices.

2. Remove initial load from the engine if it was loaded.

3. Fill the fuel in the fuel tank.

4. Start the water supply to calorimeter and engine jacket and maintain proper flow rate of
water to both, before starting the engine.

5. Start the engine and allow it to run for few minutes till it reaches stable
operating conditions.

6. Adjust the fuel supply and load on the dynamometer to bring engine at the required speed
(Test Speed) on which test is to be conducted.

7. Check the speed with tachometer and note it in the observation table.

8. Measure the load on the dynamometer and note it in observation table.

9. The speed and load measured in step 6 & 7 are for all the cylinders developing the power.

10. Cutoff the fuel supply of the cylinder no – 1 and adjust the load on the Dynamometer to
bring the engine to the test speed & allow it to stabilized & than note the speed and load
and record it in observation table.

11. Start the fuel supply of the cylinder no – 1 (all the cylinders are developing the power) &
allow it to run for short time.

12. Repeat the procedure mentioned in steps 9 & 10 for the remaining no of cylinders.
OBSERVATION TABLE:

Sr. Speed in Load Brake Power

Particulars Remark
No. rpm (kg) (kW) = WN/2000

All cylinders are

BP combined of all
1 developing the W= BP =
cylinders
power

Cylinder No – 1 is BP of 2 nd, 3rd, 4th,

2 W1 = BP1 =
cut off cylinder combined

Cylinder No – 2 is BP of 1 st, 3rd, 4th,

3 W2 = BP2 =
cut off cylinder combined

Cylinder No – 3 is BP of 1 st, 2nd, 4th,

4 W3 = BP3 =
cut off cylinder combined

Cylinder No – 4 is BP of 1 st, 2nd, 3rd,

5 W4 = BP4 =
cut off cylinder combined
a. When all cylinders are developing the power then

IP of all the cylinders combined = BP of all the cylinders combined + FP of all the
cylinders combined

IP1 + IP2 + IP3 + IP4 = BP + (FP 1 + FP2 + FP3 +FP4) (I)

b. When fuel supply to Cylinder no - 1 is cut off then ,

IP2 + IP3 + IP4 = BP1 + (FP1 + FP2 + FP3 +FP4) (II)

c. When fuel supply to cylinder no - 2 is cut off then,

IP1 + IP3 + IP4 = BP2 + (FP1 + FP2 + FP3 +FP4) (III)

d. When fuel supply to cylinder no – 3 is cut off then

IP1 + IP2 + IP4 = BP3 + (FP1 + FP2 + FP3 +FP4) (IV)

e. When fuel supply to cylinder no – 4 is cut off then

IP1 + IP2 + IP3 = BP4 + (FP1 + FP2 + FP3 +FP4) (V)

SAMPLE CALCULATION

1. IP1 = Indicated Power of Cylinder No – 1 (kw),

IP1 = Eq. [I] -Eq. [II]

2. IP2 = Indicated Power of Cylinder No – 2 (kw),

IP2 = Eq. [I] - Eq. [III]

3. IP3 = Indicated Power of Cylinder No – 3 (kw),

IP3 = Eq. [I] - Eq. [IV]

4. IP4 = Indicated Power of Cylinder No – 4 (kw),

IP4 = Eq. [I] - Eq. [V]

5. IP = Indicated Power of all the cylinders combined (kw),

6. Mechanical Efficiency,

ηm = BP/IP
 RESULT TABLE:

Sr. Indicated Power

No.
1 IP1
2 IP2
3 IP3
4 IP4

5 IP

6 Mechanical Efficiency

CONCLUSION

After performing the test it is concluded that morse test can be used for indicating power of
multi-cylinder engine without use of indicator diagram.