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NASCAR RESTRICTOR PLATE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DESIGN STRATEGIES
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TitleNASCAR RESTRICTOR PLATE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DESIGN STRATEGIES
AuthorDollhopf, Matthew John
KeywordsDissertations, Academic -- Engineering and Computer Science
Engineering and Computer Science -- Dissertations, Academic
Exhaust simulation
Exhaust tuning
NASCAR
Restrictor plate
AbstractThis paper presents the results of a study on exhaust manifold design for a NASCAR Restrictor plate internal combustion engine. A computer simulation model was developed using Ricardo WAVE software. WAVE is a computer-aided engineering code developed by Ricardo to analyze the dynamics of pressure waves, mass flows and energy losses in ducts, plenums and the intake and exhaust manifolds of various systems and machines. [1] The model was validated against experimental data from a current NASCAR Winston Cup restrictor plate motor. The parameters studied have been exhaust manifold diameters and lengths. A response surface analysis of the simulation output followed. The analysis of results shows the design parameters of the existing exhaust manifold are not optimized. The findings from these studies are used to derive exhaust system design guidelines which define optimum exhaust system geometry to maximize average Brake Horsepower over a given powerband for a restrictor plate NASCAR engine.
AdviserHoekstra, Robert
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreeM.S.
Degree DisciplineDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
Degree GrantorEngineering and Computer Science
Degree ProgramIndustrial Engineering and Management Systems
Graduation Date2004-08-01
TypeMaster's thesis
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2006-01-31
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0000082
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0000082

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