PROBLEM STATEMENT:
ENGINE BLOCK/CYLINDER BLOCK:
A cylinder block is an integrated structure comprising the cylinder(s) of a reciprocating engine and
often some or all of their associated surrounding structures. The term engine block is often used
synonymously with "cylinder block" The analysis of the combustion chamber is done by using
different materials. By conducting the above analysis on the combustion chamber combustion rate,
pressure and temperature gradient conditions are found and the best material for the combustion
chamber is suggested.
Thermal analysis is conducted to find heat dissipation rate in engine block with the variation of
materials Structural and fatigue analysis(dynamic) is conduct on engine block at working load
conditions to evaluate and compare stress, strain, deformation and fatigue life with the variation of
materials.
Frequency analysis is conducted on engine block with the variation of materials to evaluate
frequency, Using these values material selection will be done, the value should be nearby previous
one (cast iron) maximum accepted variation value 65HZ.
ANALYSIS OF ENGINE BLOCK using ANSYS:
Inputs:
Open the Engine_block.igs file.
Type of meshing to be used: Tetra meshing
(NOTE: The mesh size should be such that the variation in output between the two consecutive
mesh size’s should be zero or minimal)
Material Properties:
AL 7475 Nickel Aluminium Graphite Cast Iron Sand Cast Magnesium
Density: 2.81g/cc Bronze Alloy Density: 7.91g/cc Alloy
Young’s Modulus: Density: 7.53g/cc Young’s Modulus: Density: 1.81g/cc
70.3GPa Young’s Modulus: 99GPa Young’s Modulus:
Poisson’s Ratio: 0.33 110GPa Poisson’s Ratio: 0.21 45GPa
Thermal Conductivity: Poisson’s Ratio: Thermal Conductivity: Poisson’s Ratio: 0.35
163 W/m-K 0.32 46 W/mK Thermal Conductivity:
Specific Heat Capacity: Thermal Specific Heat: 490 J/kg 62 W/m.K
0.88 J/g-°C Conductivity: 41.9 Composition:
W/mK Aluminium 10.7%
Specific Heat Magnesium 90%
Capacity:419.0 J/kg Zinc 0.3%
(Other material inputs if required can be obtained online or can be assumed with reference to the
given material properties/composition)
ANALYSIS:
(Note: All the analysis are to be performed for all the materials specified above)
Case 1:
Static Analysis (for all the types of materials):
Maximum Gas pressure: 11.6MPa
Apply the given load on each cylinder and perform Static analysis with symmetric boundary
conditions for:
a) Full model.
b) Half model.
Output:
(During Symmetry boundary conditions the values of stress and displacement for full and half
model should be same.)
Stress
Displacement
Strain
Case 2:
Modal Frequency Response Analysis
Maximum Rpm: 5000 (Calculate the frequency from the given RPM. Assume necessary
parameters)
Max Pressure: 11.6Mpa
Output:
Frequency Vs Displacement graph.
Suggest which among the following created mode shapes is the critical one.
Case 3:
Fatigue Analysis (using Static and Thermal Conditions)
Output:
Fatigue Life:
Damage:
Stress:
Strain:
FOS:
Conclusion:
Suggest the best suited material depending on the outputs.
Prepare a Power Point presentation which should include:
Slide 1: Your Name, Mail id, Contact details, College details/Other details.
Slide 2: Problem Statement
Slide 3: Details of the model i.e. Mesh size (with reasoning why did you chose the particular size),
Mesh type, Element shape, Total number of nodes and elements.
Slide 4: Inputs and Outputs of Case1 (Pictures of all the outputs and Inputs)
Slide 5: Inputs and Outputs of Case 2 (Pictures of all the outputs and Inputs)
Slide 6: Inputs and Outputs of Case 3 (Pictures of all the outputs and Inputs)
Slide 7: Reference (if any) and Conclusion.
Conclusion should include a comparative study of the materials and outputs. Comparison
can be made in the form of graph, bar chart etc. Also mention the best material from the results.