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AIR COMPRESSED
VEHICLE
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF P. KRISHNA
MURTHY SIR
WITH TEAM MEMBERS
1. P.BHANU PRATHAP REDDY-13MH1A0374
2. T.VIKAS
-13MH1A0398
3. R.LAKSHMI NARAYANA
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4. P.VENKATA RAMANA
-13MH1A0372
5. P.V.S.BHARGAV
-13MH1A0371

Mechanism:
INVERSION OF SLIDER CRANK
MECHANISM
The slider crank mechanism has a four links
connected by three revolute joints and one
prismatic joint of lower pair or surface contact.
In this inversion the cylinder is fixed and piston
inside reciprocates and this reciprocating motion
is converted in to the rotary motion of crank.
In this system a double acting pneumatic cylinder
operated as a slider crank mechanism that
converts the linear reciprocation of the cylinder
piston rod into oscillatory motion of the driver
crank about the pinion shaft.

The pinion shaft further drives the pinion, which


will turn the gear wheel on the output shaft. The
output shaft carries the system that converts the
oscillatory motion of the gear into the single
direction rotation of the chain vehicle by means of
a unidirectional clutch arrangement.
The pneumatic linear actuator as shown in Fig.2
supplies compressed air by means of an
appropriate filter-regulator-lubricator (FRL) unit.
This system is capable of being driven to given
intermittent as well as continuous motion to the
chain vehicle system.

The system uses pneumatic cylinder, which is fast


actuation system, hence the vehicle has fast
response.
The system incorporates a provision to arrest the
stroke of the actuator to a desired level there by
deciding the length of travel of the vehicle thus
making the system flexible enough to serve the
needs of the flexible production system.

Introduction
Compressed Air Powered Vehicle utilizes the power of
compressed air to operate the engine.
In a pneumatic system, the working fluid is a gas
(mostly air) which is compressed above atmospheric
pressure to impart pressure energy to the molecules.
This stored pressure potential is converted to a
suitable mechanical work in an appropriate controlled
sequence using control valves and actuators.
Conversion of various combinations of motions like
rotary-rotary, linear-rotary and linear-linear is possible.
The simplicity in design, durability and compact size of
pneumatic systems make them well suited for mobile
applications.

Pneumatic control system plays very important


role in industrial system owing to the advantages
of low cost, easy maintenance, cleanliness,
readily available, and cheap source, etc.
A particularly well suited application for vehicle
operating on compressed air is material handling
and for visitors in industry. Compressed air
storage energy (CASE) is a promising method of
energy storage, with high efficiency and
environmental friendliness.

In normal 4-stroke engine the engine working is


carried out in four cycles i.e., suction, compression,
power and exhaust. In our engine we have converted
the four working cycles into two working cycle.
This has been obtained by modifying the cam-gear
arrangement. Cam gears having same size and same
number of teeth are used.
The performance of air car is to explain in which the
importance of the impact of the fossil fuels in the
present and future generations is explained which
led them to design a new vehicle which runs by
renewable energy sources.

Specifications of engine

Stroke length of cylinder (L)=50 mm


Bore diameter of cylinder (D)=50 mm
Swept volume of cylinder = 9.8 cm

Working
The line diagram of the vehicle is as shown in the
figure below. In compressed air powered vehicle,
the working of engine is carried out in two cycles.
This has been achieved by the modifying the 4stroke engine. The compressed air is fed to the
engine through the receiver tank.
The pressure regulator valve regulates the
pressure of air which is to be fed to the engine.
The compressed air is fed to the engine from the
compressor tank through the pressure regulator
valve.

The pressure gauge is employed to indicate the


pressure in the line. Initially the piston is at the top
dead center position.
The compressed air is fed through the inlet valve at
a high pressure. Due to this high pressure the air
forces the piston to move downward from top dead
center position to bottom dead center position.
Just before the piston reaches to BDC the exhaust
valve opens. Due to inertia the piston starts moving
towards TDC & forces the retained gas to move
outwards through exhaust valve.
In this way the cycle continues the output generated
at the crankshaft. This output is transferred to the
rear axle through chain sprocket mechanism.

Conclusion
In this project a preliminary investigation is
carried out to run a vehicle on compressed air.
The AIR POWERED CARS are the best options
which provide most comprehensive answer to the
present urban pollution problems in simple,
economic and inoffensive manner.
These are clean, easy to drive, comparatively low
cost and does not take a life time to pay off.

These vehicles are safe to manufacture, safe to

use, safe for users and also eco friendly.


These are zero emission vehicle.
To sum it up, they are non-expensive vehicles that
do not pollute and are easy to get around in
cities.

Prototype

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