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Engine dimensions for 5 kW at 2000 rpm

Short answer

For a four-stroke engine, power=pm L A (N/2)/60 with L=1.25D. Substituting 5 kW, 7.5 bar and 2000 rpm gives D≈74.1 mm and L≈92.7 mm.

A 4-stroke diesel engine develops 5 kW at 2000 RPM when its mean effective pressure is 7.5 bar. If for engine, L = 1.25 D, find their dimensions.

Assumptions: single-cylinder engine; the 5 kW is the power developed with the given mean effective pressure (brake mep basis), so P=pmLAn60P = \dfrac{p_m L A n}{60} with n=N/2n = N/2 for a four-stroke engine.

Data: P=5P = 5 kW =5000= 5000 W, N=2000N = 2000 rpm, n=1000n = 1000 per min, pm=7.5p_m = 7.5 bar =7.5×105= 7.5\times10^5 N/m², L=1.25DL = 1.25D.

P=pm L π4D2 n60=pm(1.25D)π4D2n605000=7.5×105×1.25×0.7854×D3×100060D3=5000×607.5×105×1.25×0.7854×1000=4.074×10−4 m3D=0.07413 m=74.1 mmL=1.25×74.13=92.7 mm\begin{aligned} P &= \frac{p_m \, L \, \frac{\pi}{4}D^2 \, n}{60} = \frac{p_m (1.25D)\frac{\pi}{4}D^2 n}{60} \\ 5000 &= \frac{7.5\times10^5 \times 1.25 \times 0.7854 \times D^3 \times 1000}{60} \\ D^3 &= \frac{5000 \times 60}{7.5\times10^5 \times 1.25 \times 0.7854 \times 1000} = 4.074\times10^{-4}\ \text{m}^3 \\ D &= 0.07413\ \text{m} = 74.1\ \text{mm} \\ L &= 1.25 \times 74.13 = 92.7\ \text{mm} \end{aligned}

Check: 7.5×105×0.09267×π4(0.07413)2×100060=5000\dfrac{7.5\times10^5 \times 0.09267 \times \frac{\pi}{4}(0.07413)^2 \times 1000}{60} = 5000 W.

Answer: Bore D≈74.1D \approx 74.1 mm, stroke L≈92.7L \approx 92.7 mm.

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