Small Engine Attachment for Superflow CycleDyn
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Student's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Mentor's Name
Bruce Jones
Mentor's Department
Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Mentor's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Description
This project is to research, design, manufacture, and test a small engine attachment for a SuperPlow CycIeDyn. The , attachment will allow for the testing of engine emissions, power, and clutch configurations in a controlled and stable environment. This decreases the variations seen while testing small engines in the vehicles. Currently, the design is set up for 2 and 4 stroke snowmobile engines that utilize dual clutches. Although this is the current configuration, most small engines that use dual clutches can be tested with the attachment. Power from the engine is transferred through a series of shafts, pulleys, and belts directly to the input shaft of the eddy current module on the CycIeDyn. This allows for the use of the current SuperPlow software to calculate the torque and horsepower being produced by the engine. The pulley system also reduces the rotational speeds by almost 1/4 the RPM of the engine. This is required to keep the shaft speed of the CycIeDyn within manufacturer specifications. With this attachment many of the MSU's SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition teams can become more effective at testing and setting up their engines for competitions.
Small Engine Attachment for Superflow CycleDyn
CSU
This project is to research, design, manufacture, and test a small engine attachment for a SuperPlow CycIeDyn. The , attachment will allow for the testing of engine emissions, power, and clutch configurations in a controlled and stable environment. This decreases the variations seen while testing small engines in the vehicles. Currently, the design is set up for 2 and 4 stroke snowmobile engines that utilize dual clutches. Although this is the current configuration, most small engines that use dual clutches can be tested with the attachment. Power from the engine is transferred through a series of shafts, pulleys, and belts directly to the input shaft of the eddy current module on the CycIeDyn. This allows for the use of the current SuperPlow software to calculate the torque and horsepower being produced by the engine. The pulley system also reduces the rotational speeds by almost 1/4 the RPM of the engine. This is required to keep the shaft speed of the CycIeDyn within manufacturer specifications. With this attachment many of the MSU's SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition teams can become more effective at testing and setting up their engines for competitions.
