Algorithm and Method for the Functional Parameters Determination of Vehicles Engines Mufflers

Abstract:

Internal combustion engines are typically equipped with an exhaust muffler to suppress the acoustic pulse generated by the combustion process. The paper presents the procedure and the experimental setup for some functional parameters determination as the noise level, the pressure drop and the temperatures through investigating three different manufacturing solutions for mufflers. An algorithm and a dedicated method have been proposed in order to emphasize more direct the mufflers influence on the engines performances. The procedure equally includes particular cycles of the engine and it is highlighted the relation between the engine operating conditions and the functional parameters of the automotive mufflers.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 822)
• Pages: 213-218
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.822.213
• Online since: January 2016
• Authors: Edward Rakosi*, Carmen Ema Panaite, Carmen Bujoreanu, Sorinel Gicu Talif
• Keywords: Experimental Procedure, Mufflers, Noise Level, Pressure Drop, Temperature Measurement

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