PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF AN AIR DRIVEN ENGINE: A CRITICAL REVIEW

As the world is suffering with energy and fuel crisis, and is being contaminated with harmful exhaust pollutants. Consequently, it becomes difficult to live a healthy life on earth. Therefore, any technology that can help in reducing these crisis and pollution are most welcomed and are widely accepted these days. One of such technology that can provide solution to this problem is compressed air driven engine. The literature has been reviewed to analysis the different effects of various parameters on the air engine such as air pressure from the compressor, capacity of compressor tank, number of strokes of the engine, number of cylinders, number of storage tank, number of inlet and exhaust ports, pneumatic guns, and use of electrical devices like piezometer, solenoid valves, etc. In the review, it was found that engine speed of 3000 rpm was obtained at a maximum pressure of 8 bar and also high power gain of about 0.95 kW was achieved at 9 bar and 1320 rpm. At small pressure of 10 bar with varying injection angle from 10° before top dead centre to 15° after top dead centre, the rotating speed was found to be 715 rpm to 965 rpm whereas, at higher pressure of 25 bar with varying injection angle the speed ranged from 1191 rpm to 1422 rpm. At lower pressure of 5 bar the maximum speed was 28.9 kmh -1 with a travelling distance of 2.5 km, whereas at high pressure of 9 bar the maximum speed attained was 36.5 kmh -1 travelling 1.7 km.

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