Construction of an academic purpose diesel fuel system

Abstract

The key to a vehicle's overall operation is the superior, quality design of its major moving subsystems. Automotive diesel fuel delivery system in particular must be virtually malfunctioning free for all components for the entire vehicle prescribed service life. Fuel systems must be robust and precise enough to store and deliver the appropriate amount of fuel to power the engine. These stringent requirements necessitate a basic understanding of the subsystem working principles, functionalities and interrelated components. The fuel supply system of the vehicle constitutes an important element of an engine. Its core function is to ensure the smooth and uninterrupted supply of fuel to other peripherals of an engine. An automobile fuel supply system comprises of various components and devices like fuel cells, carburetor, fuel pump, fuel tank, fuel coolers, automobile filters which are used for storing fuel and distributing it to internal combustion engine as in when needed. Today, almost every automobile has a pressurized fuel supply system equipped with a pump that is used for pushing fuel from the fuel tank to engine of the vehicle. This thesis provides a basic yet thorough examination of technical issues involved in automotive diesel fuel delivery. After going through the thesis, you will acquire a fundamental understanding of the current technology and requirement guidelines and apply some of the principles through an in-class exercise and other lab works. Examples of frequently encountered technical issues of fuel delivery systems shall also be discussed. The thesis is designed to encourage discussion, insights, and possible solutions into the engineering problems encountered in the diesel fuel delivery system and components.