Experimental studies regarding the influence of the intake manifold material on the thermodynamics processes in the internal combustion engines

Abstract

The paper presents an experimental stand designed to study the influence of the intake manifold material on the thermal transfer process during intake of air into the engine. For this purpose, the stand allows temperature measurements at different characteristic points for two geometrically identical intake manifolds, but made of different materials. It was taken into consideration the Aluminum alloy intake manifold of the Ford Puma 1.7i and the polyamide intake manifold of the Ford Puma 1.4i. The experimental results were presented in a comparative study where conclusions were drawn regarding the influence of the intake manifold material on the internal combustion engine processes.