INCREASING THE PERFORMANCE OF A TURBO ROTARY ENGINE

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi University, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey

Approval Date: 2009

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: Emre ARABACI

Supervisor: MELİH OKUR

Abstract:

With the development of technology, more economical and more effective designs are added everyday to the energy conversion machinery used today. Turbo rotary Pars engine has a new thermodynamic cycle, one of these designs. Turbo rotary Pars engine has a distinctive design and novel thermodynamic cycle which aims to be more efficient, light and powerful than reciprocating, Wankel, micro turbojet, turboprop and turboshaft engines. Pars engine can be used in unmanned small end middle sized air, land and sea vehicles with these advantages. In this study, the effect of vane width, combustion chamber size and shape on the performance of an engine having 16 cm3 turbine volume, were investigated experimentally. Data collection have been made at specific mass air flow by loading a dynamometer. As a result, with the change of vanes and combustion chamber, engine power was increased by 15% and 40%, respectively at 30 l/min air flow mass.