To calculate engine power without an indicator card, you need:
1) Density, engine speed, scavenge/room temperatures, average fuel pump index Pθ.
2) Correct Pθ using correction factor K from graphs based on fuel quality/density.
3) Find mean effective pressure from corrected Pθ using another graph.
4) Convert pressure to MPa and use formula to calculate power from rpm, pressure, and cylinder constants.
To calculate engine power without an indicator card, you need:
1) Density, engine speed, scavenge/room temperatures, average fuel pump index Pθ.
2) Correct Pθ using correction factor K from graphs based on fuel quality/density.
3) Find mean effective pressure from corrected Pθ using another graph.
4) Convert pressure to MPa and use formula to calculate power from rpm, pressure, and cylinder constants.
To calculate engine power without an indicator card, you need:
1) Density, engine speed, scavenge/room temperatures, average fuel pump index Pθ.
2) Correct Pθ using correction factor K from graphs based on fuel quality/density.
3) Find mean effective pressure from corrected Pθ using another graph.
4) Convert pressure to MPa and use formula to calculate power from rpm, pressure, and cylinder constants.
To calculate engine power without an indicator card, you need:
1) Density, engine speed, scavenge/room temperatures, average fuel pump index Pθ.
2) Correct Pθ using correction factor K from graphs based on fuel quality/density.
3) Find mean effective pressure from corrected Pθ using another graph.
4) Convert pressure to MPa and use formula to calculate power from rpm, pressure, and cylinder constants.
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To calculate the Power without an indicator card:
The following data will be necessary for calculation:
Density at 15degc in g/cm3 Engine speed in rpm Scavenge air temperature Engine room temperature Average fuel pump index P Corrected fuel pump index P = P x K (Where K = K1 x K2 x Density at 15deg c) K1, K2 to be found from the graph 1 (next page) K Correction factor for fuel pump index, K1 Correction factor for fuel oil quality and other ambient conditions, K2 Correction factor for fuel oil gravity at preheated conditions. Now, with the help of graph 2, find the value of mean effective pressure corresponding to the corrected fuel pump index. The obtained mean effective pressure is in bar. Convert it to MPa by dividing it by10. Estimated Effective Power = k2 x n x pe Where k2 cylinder constant, (specific to each engine type = 13.09 x D2 x S D- cylinder bore, S Stroke length. Refer last page) n Engine rpm, pe mean effective pressure in MPa
The obtained power is the brake power in KW/Cylinder.
