Design of IC Engine Cylinder
DESIGN OF CYLINDER In designing a cylinder for an I. C. engine, it is required to determine the following values : 1. Thickness of the cylinder wall- The cylinder wall is subjected to gas pressure and the piston side thrust. The gas pressure produces the following two types of stresses : (a) Longitudinal stress, and (b) Circumferential stress. Since these two stresses act at right angles to each other, therefore, the net stress in each direction is reduced. The piston side thrust tends to bend the cylinder wall, but the stress in the wall due to side thrust is very small and hence it may be neglected. Let D 0 = Outside diameter of the cylinder in mm, D = Inside diameter of the cylinder in mm, p = Maximum pressure inside the engine cylinder in MPa, t = Thickness of the cylinder wall in mm, and 1/m = Poisson’s ratio. It is usually taken as 0.25. The thickness of a cylinder wall (t) is usually obtained by using a ...