A Simplified Model of the Internal Combustion Engine

Authors

Christofer Neff, University of South Florida

Publication Year

2013

Abstract

This project further investigates a model of a simplified internal combustion engine considered by Kranc in 1977. Using Euler’s method for ordinary differential equations, we modeled the interaction between the engine’s flywheel and thermodynamic power cycle. Approximating with sufficiently small time intervals (0.001 seconds over a period of 12 seconds) reproduced Kranc’s results with the engine having an average angular velocity of 72/sec.

Recommended Citation

Neff, Christofer (2013) "A Simplified Model of the Internal Combustion Engine," Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/2326-3652.5.1.5
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ujmm/vol5/iss1/5