India has been producing a wide range of Diesel engines with foreign collaboration, but has not built up design and development knowhow. In the field of military engines, foreign dependance has serious consequences. Military engines are high specific output engines and the requirement today for a tank engine is about 1500 hp in a limited space of about 3 m3. Sophisticated engines with optimum performance are required. The design concepts of a suitable Diesel engine are discussed. A four stroke 'V' type turbocharged and charge cooled engine would be needed; preferably air cooled. A 30 ltr. displacement engine with 50 bhp per litre should be planned. 3:1 pressure ratio turbocharging is required and a system like hyperbar or variable compression ratio piston has to be incorporated. Serious problems would be encountered and possible solutions are discussed. If resources are harnessed at a national level, an engine can be developed to production stage in a few years time. (Wassmann)
Development of a high specific output Diesel engine for fighting vehicles
Entwicklung eines Dieselmotors mit hoher spezifischer Leistung fuer Kampffahrzeuge
1977
9 Seiten, 3 Bilder, 12 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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