Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines Laboratary

The laboratory is equipped with number of equipment & experimental setups to study the fundamental & applied aspects of the internal combustion (IC) engines. The laboratory facilitates experimental based performance evaluations of a wide variety of IC engines using a wide variety of fuels including the 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation Biofuels. It also facilitates evaluation of exhaust smoke and emissions of IC engines and EOBD, ECU Diagnosis, Components Tests of IC engine based transport vehicles. With wide varieties of engines, associated computer assisted equipment, dynamometers the lab caters to the needs of all tiers of students of BITS Pilani viz. undergraduate, post graduate and research students. With the state-of-the-art equipment, the lab is well equipped to undertake any consultancy work related to IC engines and vehicle performance testing which work on conventional fuels as well as Bio fuels. Available equipment include: AVL Ditest MDS 650 INT(Set); Single Cylinder Two Stroke Petrol Engine; Twin Cylinder Four stroke Diesel Engine; Computerized single Cylinder 4 Stroke petrol engine Test Rig; Computerized single Cylinder 4 Stroke petrol engine Test Rig; Computerized single Cylinder 4 Stroke Water cooled Diesel engine Test Rig; Double stage Air Compressor Test Rig; Cut Section Model of Maruti 800 Engine; Model of Hydraulic Brake Unit; Four Cylinder-Four Stroke Petrol Engine Test Rig; Single Cylinder Four Stroke Water Cooled Diesel Engine Test Rig.

Faculty Coordinator : Dr. Supradeepan K

Laboratory Technician : Mr. N Jagadeshwar Reddy

Location:IC Engines Lab

Significant Equipments

AVL DiTest MDS 650

Technical Specifications:
Modal: MDS650, AVL DITEST GAS 1000,
AVL DISMOKE 480
AVL DITEST AUX 2000
AVL DITEST VCI 1000 OR OBD
Funded by: Institute
Application: To obtain emission characteristics of fuels when used in IC engines such as Co, Co2, Nox, So, O2 and obtain on board diagnostics for equipment in vehicles such as starter, alternators, ignition, cylinder pressure etc.

Four Cylinder Four-stroke Petrol Engine Test Rig with Eddy Current Dynamometer

Technical Specifications:
Four cylinders, four stroke water cooled Petrol Engine, Make: Maruti shift, Type of Loading: Hydraulic Brake Dynamometer
Funded by: Institute
Application: To study the performance characteristics of multi cylinder four stroke petrol engine with Petrol, LPG and CNG fuel.

Four Cylinder Four-stroke Petrol Engine Test Rig with Eddy Current Dynamometer

Technical Specifications:
Diesel Mode Power: 3.5 kW, Speed 1500 RPM, CR Range 12:1 to 18:1.
Petrol Mode: Power 4.5 kW, Speed 1800 RPM, CR Range 6:1 to 10:1.
Funded by: Institute
Application: To study the computerized VCR single cylinder four stroke duel fuel engine and performance characteristics

Computerized Single Cylinder Four-stroke water cooled Diesel Engine Test Rig with Eddy Current Dynamometer

Technical Specifications:
Type of Engine: Single cylinder, four stroke, vertical water cooled, crank start, diesel engine developing 5 HP at 1500 rpm Type of Loading: Electric Brake Dynamometer
Funded by: Institute
Application: To study the single cylinder Four stroke water cooled Diesel engine and performance characteristics

Computerized Single Cylinder Four-stroke Petrol Engine Test Rig with Eddy Current Dynamometer

Technical Specifications:
Type of Engine: Single cylinder, Four stroke Air Cooled Petrol Engine, Honda make Type of Loading: Electric Brake Dynamometer
Funded by: Institute
Application: To study the single cylinder Four stroke Petrol engine and performance characteristics.

Other Equipment

1) One Cylinder Two Stroke Petrol Engine.
2) Twin Cylinder Four Stroke Diesel Engine.
3) Double stage Air Compressor Test Rig.
4) One Cylinder 4 stroke Water cooled Diesel Engine.
5) CI Claveland Flash and Fire Point.
6) Bomb Calorimeter.
7) Cut Section Model of Maruti 800 Engine.
8) Model of Hydraulic Brake Unit.