An evaluation of the use of thermocouples for gas temperature determination in an I.C. engine environment

The magnitude and transient nature of the gas temperature in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine makes the measurement quite difficult. Several techniques have been employed to try and determine the actual gas temperatures in internal combustion engines, and most of these have either shown inconsistency or turned out to be extremely expensive. In this thesis, the use of a thermocouple to determine the gas temperature was explored.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Kundhlande, Ngonidzashe G

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Yates, Andrew

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5520

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5520