Design of the acoustical supercharge and of the engine

 Table of Contents
1 Introduction 7
2 General study of the tuned intake manifold 8
3 The study of the variable intake system 18
3.1 General study of the ram effect 18
3.1.1 Pneumatic assumptions 20
3.1.2 Modeling pneumatic orifices 21
3.1.3 Modeling the pneumatic chambers 23
3.1.4 The pipe models 25
3.1.5 Dissipative effect R 26
3.1.6 Inertial effect 28
3.1.7 Response to a pressure step 29
3.1.8 Frequential domain 31
3.2 The functioning principle of the system 33
3.3 The initial calculus of the system 35
3.4 The model calculus with the help of the AMESim simulation 37
4 The thermal, dynamic and kinematics calculus of the internal combustion engine with the variable intake system 46
4.1 The thermal calculus of the internal combustion engine 47
4.2 The kinematic calculus of the piston rod mechanism 56
4.3 The dynamics of the engine 61
4.3.1 The gas pressure force 61
5 Design of the acoustical supercharge and of the engine 63
5.1 Design of the variable acoustical supercharge system 63
5.2 Design and resistance calculus of the engine 65
5.2.1 The engine block 65
5.2.2 The cylinder head 69
5.2.3 The piston design 73
5.2.4 The pin design 81
5.2.5 The piston rings 83
5.2.6 Connecting rod design 87
5.2.7 The crankshaft design 93
5.2.8 The gas exchange system 95
Conclusion 100