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This device was developed by Robert Bosch GmbH in the 1960s and is also called the Lambda Sensor. The purpose of the sensor is to determine the amount of oxygen in its surroundings. It plays a very important role in automotive vehicles in determining the amount of oxygen present in the exhaust gases. By knowing the same, we can improve electronic fuel injection and emission control. They he to observe in real-time if the air-to-fuel ratio of combustion engine is rich or lean. Since the sensor is present in the exhaust system, they do not directly determine the optimality of the air-to-fuel ratio, but when the information of the sensor is coupled with information from other sources, it can be used to improve overall efficiency of the vehicle. A closed loop feedback-controlled fuel injection varies the fuel injector output according to real-time sensor data rather than working with a predetermined (open-loop) fuel map. In addition to the improved efficiency of the electronic fuel efficiency, this method can improve emissions control drastically in improving levels of unburnt HC and nitrogen oxides. The sensor doesn’t calculate the oxygen concentration, but rather the difference between the concentrations of oxygen in the exhaust system to that concentration of oxygen in the air. Rich burn causes a demand of oxygen which results in a voltage build up due to the movement of ions in the sensor layers. A lean burn causes low voltage as there is an oxygen excess.
New vehicles can use this data to improve emission control and improve the vehicle’s efficiency. The Engine Control Unit (ECU) of the vehicle can adjust the concentration of fuel injected in to the engine to improve the type of burn. The ECU can be used to mai...
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This paper has informed you on multiple parts and operations of 7.3 litre injectors. Listing their parts, both internal and external. How the entire system works as one, and how it makes the engine run. Without fuel of some sort the engine would not run. So with this research paper I hope you have learned something.
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To this end, perhaps developing an internal combustion engine that is based more on ethanol combustion than on the current petrol combustion model, would overcome the energy and time inefficiencies encountered in burning high ethanol content fuels in this work.
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In order to get the push our vehicles we will experiment with the inflation of a vehicle’s tires to determine the rate at which the efficiency of the vehicle is improved over the tire pressure increased.
In my undergraduate years, I have acquired a strong background in the fundamentals of basic mechanical engineering, having studied subjects such as Strength of Materials, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Design of Machine Elements and Automobile Engineering. Whilst pursuing my diploma & degree courses, my interest for Automotive Engineering grew even more having learnt more on the different types of internal combustion engines, their configuration and importance. However, what I lacked was a practical understanding on these core areas of Automotive Engineering. To gain a better understandi...