THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

MMAN2300 Engineering Mechanics 2

Assignment C Due date: 0800 Friday, 11 October 2013
In this activity, you will analyse the kinematics and dynamics of a slider-crank mechanism such as is commonly found in internal combustion engines. Figure 1 below illustrates the mechanism of interest. The crankshaft AB rotates counter-clockwise with constant angular velocity AB. It is connected to the piston C by the connecting rod BC.

Figure 1 The geometry of the mechanism is detailed in Figure 2 below. The connecting rod has length L and its centre of mass is located at point D which is a distance H from the pin at B. Crankshaft AB has length R and its rotation is given by the crank angle which is measured counter-clockwise from the positive x axis. The angle gives the angle of the connecting rod BC. Notice that is measured counter-clockwise from the negative y-axis.

Figure 2 Two important quantities in your analysis will be the acceleration of the piston C and the angular acceleration of the connecting rod BC. These are purely kinematic quantities and they are functions of the rotational speed of the engine AB and the dimensions L and R. The derivations are shown in the Kinematics document. The expressions obtained are presented here:

Your assignment is to complete the tasks listed below. Use AB = 3500 rpm. Other parameters will be determined by your student number as detailed in Table 1. (a) Plot the acceleration of the piston as a function of crank angle for one full rotation of the crankshaft. (b) Plot the angular acceleration of the connecting rod as a function of crank angle for one full rotation of the crankshaft.

(c) Determine the horizontal and vertical forces acting on the connecting rod at points B and C as functions of crank angle. (d) Plot the 4 force components found in (c) as a function of crank angle for one full rotation of the crankshaft. (e) Plot the magnitude of the forces at B and C as a function of crank angle for one full rotation of the crankshaft. (f) Find an expression for the kinetic energy of the connecting rod as a function of crank angle. (g) Plot the kinetic energy of the crankshaft as a function of crank angle for one full rotation of the crankshaft. Write an engineering report detailing your procedure and findings. You do not need to reproduce the kinematics analysis that has been given in the Kinematics document. Comment specifically on each required plot note any interesting or surprising features and any significant results. Give an explanation of how your results would have an impact on the design of a connecting rod. Be sure to describe which parameters are particularly important and why. Table 1 Parameters for student with number zABCDEFG. Numbers in bold correspond to the example below. Value of digit Digit of student # B C D E F G Parameter 0 Piston mass (g) R (mm) H (mm) L (mm) Connecting rod mass (g) of connecting rod (g m2) 400 40 34 135 400 1.30 1 410 42 35 137 410 1.35 2 420 44 36 140 420 1.40 3 430 46 37 142 430 1.45 4 440 48 38 145 440 1.50 5 450 50 39 147 450 1.55 6 460 52 40 150 460 1.60 7 470 54 41 155 470 1.65 8 480 56 42 157 480 9 490 58 43 160 490

1.70 1.75

For example, a student with student number z3173992 would use the following parameters: Piston mass: 410 g R = 54 mm H = 37 mm L = 160 mm Rod mass: 490 g Rod inertia: 1.40 g m2