Railplug Concept for Internal Combustion Engine
Project is limited to 5 teams!!!
- The concept of electromagnetic launchers, known as railguns, has attracted attention for the viable launch of payloads at extremely high speeds using pure electromagnetic force (known as Lorentz force, when electric current and magnetic field are crossing each other). Another application of railguns is to use this concept as a new igniter replacing traditional sparkplugs in internal combustion engines. This means the sparkplug may be replaced by a railplug to provide better efficiency and complete burn of the fuel for all internal combustion vehicles.
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You are to design a proof-of-principle new generation V6 engine that uses railplugs as igniter. The railplug must fit in the current engines, i.e. has same size of current sparkplugs, must "at least" provide same spark energy from the generated arc of the railplug for similar engine performance, provide no major change in the automobile electrical ignition circuitry, and enhances the fuel burn.
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You will need to investigate theory of operation of railplugs and how current sparkplugs operate in V6 engines. From your work you will provide, as necessary, modifications to current engine design, complete set of design assumptions and justification, figures and detailed drawings explaining of your suggested design.
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This is a design concept and you will not build a new engine or fabricate a railplug, but you are required to provide a project write-up and to present your design in the Freshman Design Day. Do not exceed 20 pages including all figures and drawings. Use references and any relevant published work to support your conceptual.
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