Heat Transfer in IC

Engine
Prof. Engr. Dr. Mohammad Javed Hyder
Chief Engineer, PIEAS, PAEC

Energy
distribution in
an IC engine as
a function of
engine speed
Total Power (energy)
available in engine

Brake thermal
efficiency:
(percentage/ fraction
of total energy
available at
crankshaft)

Distribution of energy in an IC
engine

Eng
ine
tem
per
atu
res

Piston temperature
4 cylinder, 2.5 liters, SI engine, running at 4600 rpm, WOT
(temperature in oC)

Piston
temperature
4 cylinder, 2.5 liters, SI
engine, running at 4600
rpm, WOT
(temperature in oC)

Piston temperature
distribution as a function
of engine speed
The engine is operating
at full load

Engine Warmup
Variation of
engine
temperature
during the
startup of the
engine

Heat transfer in Intake system

Walls of the intake manifold are hotter than the
flowing gases.
Gases are heated
Manifold is hot
By design (exhaust gas, hot coolant, electrical)
By location

Some systems have hot spot in optimum location

Earlier vaporization => homogeneous mixture

Increased temperature => reduced volumetric efficiency
Supercharging/ Turbocharging => over heating
=> aftercooling

Gas Temperature Variation in side cylinder

Heat transfer in Engine

Heat transfer per unit area

Heat transfer on the inside surface of the cylinder

Radiation heat transfer between combustion chamber and

cylinder wall

Combustion
Chamber

Cylinder

 In addition to good thermal properties coolant

should posses