Engine Cooling Systems IJAET Portal（发动机冷却系统IJAET门户）.pdf

International Journal of Advances in Engineering Technology, May 2013. ©IJAET ISSN: 2231-1963 WATER-COOLED PETROL ENGINES: A REVIEW OF CONSIDERATIONS IN COOLING SYSTEMS CALCULATIONS WITH VARIABLE COOLANT DENSITY AND SPECIFIC HEAT Tonye. K. Jack, Mohammed M. Ojapah Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria ABSTRACT A quick evaluation approach to internal combustion (IC) engine’s radiator cooling system analysis is presented . A computer program in Microsoft Excel TM is developed to assist in the calculations and analysis of engine cooling parameters such as fluid flow rate , effective cooling surface area, coolant passage tubes, and rate of heat dissipation when the density and specific heat at constant pressure vary due to the changing temperature. Derived curve-fitted correlations allow for proper e stimates of fluid physical prop erties. Selection and application of a conservative heat transfer coefficient relationship based on the Nusselt relation, allows for determining an effective heat transfer area, taking into consideration the inter-relationships of all applicable parameters in the heat flow area. A method for estimating the number of tubes in the radiator for proper coolant circulation is shown. The positive side of using Water/ethylene-glycol mixture versus pure water used as coolant is discussed through a numerical example. KEY WORDS: Cooling system, Engine Cooling, Engineering with Microsoft Excel TM, Heat transfer in engines, Petrol Engine, Radiators, Spark -ignition engine, Water/Ethylene Glycol properties NOTATION As = Cross-sectional cooling surface area of radiator, m2 At = Cross-sectional area