Finite Element Analysis of the Four-Stroke Gasoline Engine Parameters Applied in Mechatronics Laboratory, Auchi Polytechnic, Nigeria

Authors: Omoakhalen, A.I., Izuagie, F.I., Salim, I H. And *Aliemeke, B.N.G.

DOI Info: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5045452

ABSTRACT

The finite element analysis of a four-stroke gasoline engine piston parameters has been successfully carried out. Fundamentally, the two-stroke and four-stroke engine systems are predominantly applied in modern technology. The four-stroke is the most common type of internal combustion engine adopted because of its versatility in operation. It is made to complete its four piston movements of suction, compression, power, and expansion strokes in two revolutions, with one operation occurring after the other. The major components of the engine are the crankshaft, engine block, cylinder head, and piston. The engine parameters investigated were equivalent stresses, thermal stresses, total deformation, and total heat flux. The designed piston was imported into the finite element ANSYS workbench environment, where static structural and steady state thermal analysis tool systems were applied in determining the maximum and minimum values of the engine parameters. The maximum values of the equivalent stresses, total deformation, and total heat flux of the piston were determined to be 17.25 N/m², 5.13 ×10^-6 mm, and 6.13 ×10^-7 W/mm², respectively. The ability to understand how engine parameters are made to function in production has been well-established.

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