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.

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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.