International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Volume: 04 Issue: 04 | Apr -2017
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Impact of Poor Maintenance of Vehicle on its Fuel Consumption Ajeet singh Sikarwar1, Neelam Baghel2 123Asst.
Prof., Mechanical Engg. Deptt.,IITM, Gwalior,M.P.,India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------environment. For this we need to have a basic knowledge Abstract: The fuel consumption of automobiles is influenced by several number of factors like type of vehicle, traffic conditions, tire conditions, tire pressure, maintenance of the vehicle, load on the vehicle, Air fuel mixture, Fuel injection, fuel additives and speed etc. In this research we analyses the effect of different parameters on fuel consumption. The benefit of this research is that if the fuel economy is calculated for vehicle is below up to a specific value, the it will put an emphasis on the maintenance of the vehicle and driving it under the safer conditions Key Words: Vehicle, Fuel consumption, Maintenance, Load, Air-Fuel Mixture. Speed, Tire Pressure.
In the context of transport, fuel economy is the energy efficiency of a particular vehicle, is given as a ratio of distance travelled per unit of fuel consumed. Fuel efficiency is dependent on many parameters of a vehicle including its engine parameters, aerodynamic drag, and Weight and rolling resistance. The fuel consumption of vehicles depend upon various aspects of the driving pattern, ie. Speed and acceleration profile which varies with the external conditions. It is now a well known fact that powered two wheeler occupy a leading position in the personal transportation sector both in the urban and rural areas in India. It is not surprising that the production and sales of two wheelers have been surpassing those of passenger cars by nearly a factor of five consistently for the last several years. Two wheelers have been forming over 75% of annual domestic sales of all vehicles for the last many years. 2. THEORY Urbanization has paved the way for higher level of comfort and standard of living . Rapid urbanization has thus caused an increase in the number of vehicles and this on the other hand, is causing various types of problems lack of space, reduction in natural resources, environmental pollution etc. Thats why we need to consider the existence of a future generation and plan the utilization of our environment and resources wisely. The following sections are helpful in bringing about changes in the development of sustainable |
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a) Fuel Economy: The fuel economy of an automobile is the fuel efficiency relationship between the distance travelled and the amount of fuel consumed by the vehicle. Consumption can be expressed in terms of volume of fuel to travel a distance, the distance travelled per unit volume of fuel consumed. Driver behaviour can affect the fuel economy, such as sudden acceleration and use of brakes excessively. b) Air-Fuel Ratio:
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about fuel consumption, emission and air pollution, which are discussed briefly.
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The air fuel ratio is the mass ratio of air to fuel present in a combustion process such as in an internal combustion engine. If exactly enough air is provided to completely burn all the fuel, the ratio is known as stoichiometric mixture. For precise airfuel mixture calculations, the oxygen content of combustion air should be specified because of possible dilution by ambient water vapour, or enrichment by oxygen additions. The air-fuel mixture is an important measure for anti-pollution and performance tuning reasons. c) Overloading: Exceeding a vehicle’s maximum permissible weight is not only a danger to the driver and other road users and it is also an illegal offence which carries with it a range of risks and penalties. When transporting goods, the temptation to overload a vehicle in a bid to maximize payload and reduced overall fuel costs can be a costly mistake. i)
Increased running cost.
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Downtime
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Invalid insurance
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Loss of licence
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