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Drexel racing senior design 2003 project proposal: engine analysis and optimization team
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| Title: | Drexel racing senior design 2003 project proposal: engine analysis and optimization team |
| Authors: | Mello, Tommy
Yanni, Vince
Lamplugh, Sean |
| Issue Date: | 26-Mar-2007 |
| Abstract: | Drexel University has competed in the Formula SAE competition for almost ten
years with the support of the students who have designed and built racecars and all support
systems. An extensive variety of engines including single cylinders, four cylinders,
carbureted, fuel injected, forced induction, and naturally aspirated engines have been used in
past years. Most recently a racecar based on the Honda CBR600F4i engine has been used.
This engine has the following specifications: 600cc, four cylinders, fuel injection, and a dual
overhead cam. The Drexel Formula SAE team tailors the engine to meet the rules of
competition (See Appendix A: “Relevant Rules of Competition”).
The four members of our team comprise the SAE Engine Optimization Team. We
will design an intake and exhaust track with the specific goal of maximizing performance
through the following three judged categories: static inspection and engineering design, solo
performance trails, and high-performance track endurance. The racecars performance is
dependant upon the safety, suspension, chassis, drive train, intake and exhaust systems. Our
team will be focusing on the design, fabrication, and manufacturing of the intake and
exhaust systems.
The intake will be broken down into a three-part system: 1) throttle body, 2) plenum,
and 3) intake runners. The exhaust will be considered as a two-part system consisting of: 1)
exhaust headers, 2) silencer. We will pay careful attention to conform to the 2004 formula
SAE rules, and hope to surpass competition in the solo performance trails and the highperformance
track endurance events. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1323 |
| Appears in Collections: | Senior Design Projects (COE)
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