Design, Construction, and Testing of the 2008 FSAE Cars Engine

Presenter Information

Dustin Wayne, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Charles Meyers, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU 204

Start Date

22-4-2008 8:30 AM

End Date

22-4-2008 10:15 AM

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

Second Mentor's Name

Gary Mead

Second Mentor's Department

Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Second Mentor's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Description

Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) is a senior design project for the Minnesota State University, Mankato Automotive Engineering Technology program. The competition is a design competition involving over 120 schools from across the world sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The students are challenged to research, design, and fabricate an open wheeled racecar. To succeed at the competition, intensive research with clear goals is required. This year, the team's goal was to research and design an engine that is reliable, and easy to drive while maintaining a broad, flat power curve. The engine team primarily researched intake and exhaust system design. The MSU-Mankato research team relied heavily on computer generated and prototype research. Flow bench testing, dynamometer testing, data acquisition and computer generated engine simulation (Dynomation) were all utilized to achieve the design goals of the team.