4 - Review Notes - MOTORS & ENGINES
4 - Review Notes - MOTORS & ENGINES
4 - Review Notes - MOTORS & ENGINES
(Review)
Arsenio N. Resurreccion
Despite the low conversion efficiency, engines are still considered one of
the few inventions that have great influence on human lives.
Electric motors are used as prime movers for stationary and indoor
equipment such as dryers, rice mills, conveyors and size reduction
equipment.
Engines are used as prime movers for mobile and outdoor machinery
such as tractors, water pumps, sprayers, harvesters, threshers and shellers.
Engines are also used in fishing boats to increase the mobility of fishermen
and the scope of their fishing grounds.
ELECTRIC MOTORS
1. Torque requirement:
Select a motor whose torque output is always greater than the torque
required by the load.
Motors are built with four insulation classes that can withstand only
certain amounts of operating temperature.
4. Duty rating:
5. Enclosure:
Motor nameplate:
Sample problem 1:
Assume that the starting power is 3X the running power for each of the
equipment with electric motors and all the equipment have to be operated.
Given:
Requirement:
Solution:
Suppose the conveyor belt has a rating of 6 KW, what would be the
minimum capacity of the standby generator?
ENGINES
Engine specifications:
Sample problem 1:
Determine the compression ratio of the engine with the following
specifications: Total volume = 70 cc, Bore = 4 cm and Stroke = 5 cm.
Required: Find CR
Solution:
2
ΠD 2 L Π ( 4 cm ) 5 cm
PD= = =62. 83 cc
4 4
TV 70 cc 9 . 76
CR= = = =9 . 76 :1
CV 7 . 17 cc 1
Sample problem 2:
Determine the bore of the engine if its clearance volume is 7.18 cc,
compression ratio is 8:1 and stroke is 4 cm.
Required: Bore = D
Solution:
TV
CR=
CV TV =CRXCV =8 X 7 .18=57 . 44 cc
ΠD 2 L 4 PD 4 X 50.26 cc
PD=
4 cm
4
D=
√ ΠL = √ 3.14 X 4 cm = √ 16 =
Sample problem 3:
Determine the size of the engine given the following engine
specifications: Bore = 4. cm, stroke = 5 cm, and compression ratio = 8:1.
Required: Find TV
Solution:
π D2
PD= ×L
4
TV
CR= →TV =CR× CV eqn. 1
CV
TV ( CR−1 )=CR × PD
42
8 ×(π ×5)
CR× PD 4
TV = = =71.805 cc
CR−1 8−1
Reading Assignment: