Analytical and Experimental Turbocharger Matching to an off-Road Engine

Abstract

The demand for construction equipment vehicles in India is rising with the GDP growth one among the highest in the world. The diesel engines that power these off road vehicles have different operating cycle and conditions which are always on the demanding side, hence the engines have to be robust in construction primarily and meet all the load cycles. On the other hand the rise in fuel prices have led to increase in operating cost hence now the market is looking for more fuel efficient engines for counter the fuel price rise. This work deals with selection and matching of Turbocharger to a direct injection diesel engine which was adopted for automotive application to suite CEV vehicles. First, selection of turbine and compressor is done by some assumptions and analytical method is used to match proper turbocharger and results were validated with experimental results.