
Originally Written by
munro
if we are honest there is a way to know how much pressure it can support a turbo, but it is essential to have on hand and understand a compressor map
there is, however, a formula that from the air the hypothetical intake from the engine, we can extrapolate the iq and vice versa...
the formula is:CFM = L x rpm x VE x PR / 5660
L = Displacement
rpm = rpm
VE = volumetric efficiency
PR = pressure Ratio turbo
5660= equivalence ratio
"CFM" is a unit of measure of the anglo-saxon, "cubic feet per minute", and is used in some of the maps of the compressor.as well as lb/min which is going to pounds of air a minute.below are the conversions
CFM / 14.27 = lb / min
lb / 0,45359 = kg
however, some compressor-map are in m3 / sec then we have to convert from weight to volume.
the typical weight of the ambient air is about 1.2 kg / m3 at 20 degrees Celsius.
PR = pressure ratio with the addition of always 1 bar press atmospheric.
I repeat, however, is only a theoretical one, because here the variables that come into play are many.
so if we take for example a 6-cylinder engine 3.2 l(it is a mercedes engine, on which the stool some jobs) and we want to know how much air aspires to 4000 rpm is 1,65 bar of boost, lighthouse..
3.222 x 4000 x 96 x 2,65 / 5660 = 579,28 CFM = £ 40,59 / min = 18.41 kg / min = 0.306 kg / sec = 0.256m3 / sec
if you have under hand a compressor map you already have 2 coordinates for this transient.
now that sappaimo how much air sucks in and compresses theoretically, our engine, we can move on to diesel.
in the case of our engine that is a 6-cylinder 4-stroke(of course) we will have 3 strokes of combustion per revolution.
then at 4000 rpm we will have 4000 x 3/60 = 200 T / sec
T= injections/second.
knowing this, and knowing that the lambda we want to go to extrapolate the iq theoretical from the calculation is simple....
P. S: it is true they are calculations and concepts a bit heavy to digest, especially for those who is a novice with this stuff but if you understand these things, everything is more simple in the end.