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| Created By Michael Bessey |
| My latest project- A homemade Dynamometer for my Senior Project. |
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| Very Scientific work and measurements |
| The idea of this project originated from a local car show, and a full blown Car Dyno was setup. I thought it would be a great Senior Project. Along with the help of my senior advisor, Ray Eakin, my father, and teachers, I have gotten most of what I need for it. So far I have gotten the main part of it built. The Drum was found off of a conveyer belt from the local junkyard that me and my dad found. They had better ones, but were stainless steel and cost way too much $$$$$. The real problem is Data Acqusation. I have not found a good, and cheap system to read out RPM's. Preferable a digital system is nice, what I need is a Photogate of some type to hook up to my computer with software. |
| Last updated on 12/3/03 |
| Drum Dimensions- Diameter------16 in. Weight--------197 lbs. (including bearings) Width---------26 in. The drum is off of a conveyer belt from the local junk yard. Built from a center hub of solid steel 2" thick, shelled inside of a 1/4 inch steel rolled plated. The sides are 1/4" as well. |
| The Equation- HP=(T*RPM)/5252 T=I*A I= 1/2(mr^2) for a solid cylinder A= /\V//\T /\V= radians/second The reson for dividing by 5252, is the HP and Torque curves are equal at that point. |
| Helpful Sites- Here are some sites I've found helpful in this project. |
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