Authors:Â P.P. Bakane, VickyBorkar, Yogesh Burghate, Vinay Pathe, Shubham Fulzele, Shubham Pahune
Abstract:Â The performance of internal combustion engines is strongly influenced by dust particles from the atmosphere by that passes through air filter and reaches inside the kinematic couplings of the engine. Air filters have relatively low efficiency as they are used, air filters are impregnated with a layer of fine dust and their filtering efficiency is increasing. Proper maintenance can help vehicles perform & thereby positively affecting fuel economy, emissions, and overall drivability. Previous studies shows that, replacing clogged air filter can improve vehicle fuel economy and can be significantly detrimental to fuel economy. But, a recent study showed that the fuel economy of modern gasoline vehicles is unaffected by filter clogging due to the closed loop control and throttled operation of these engines. This paper describes the various air filter cleaning methods for engines & the measured results with focus on changes in vehicle fuel economy.
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