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Design Optimization of Cam & Follower Mechanism of an Internal Combustion Engine for Improving the Engine Efficiency
Research and Development, MAN Trucks India Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur, India
Department of Mechanical Engineering, M. E. Society’s College of Engineering, Pune, India
KIT College of Engineering, Kolhapur, India
- 1 Research and Development, MAN Trucks India Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India
- 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur, India
- 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, M. E. Society’s College of Engineering, Pune, India
- 4 KIT College of Engineering, Kolhapur, India
Modern Mechanical Engineering·Volume 02 (2012)·Pages 114–119·Published 31 August 2012·DOI10.4236/mme.2012.23014
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Abstract
The current cam and follower mechanism in four stroke internal combustion engine employs a flat follower. In this work an attempt is made to change the flat face of follower to a curved face follower, so that the required point contact can be achieved. As line contact between existing cam and follower mechanism results in high frictional losses which results in low mechanical efficiency. It is observed that the frequency of vibration in the existing and modified cam and follower mechanism remains almost same. The finite element approach is used to perform the analysis.
KeywordsFollower &CamPoint ContactVibration AnalysisFinite Element Approach [FEA]
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