Automotive Gear System: Manual Transmission (Computer Interface)

Automotive gear system apparatus for studying manual transmission acceleration and efficiency under various gear ratios and speeds with computer interface.

Automotive Gear System: Manual Transmission (Computer Interface). The apparatus is for studying the acceleration of an automotive gear system as well as gear system efficiency under different gear ratios and speeds.

The system uses a manual automotive gear. The input shaft is driven a motor dynamometer via a belt and pulleys. Speed is controlled by an inverter. The output shaft is attached to a water brake absorber dynamometer. The gear output shaft is extended for a study of inertia of a mass and equivalent inertia of the gear system. The dynamometer requires outside water supply.

The unit is on steel frame with adjustable footings.

Instruction manual is also included.

TYPICAL EXPERIMENTS

Input power, output power and efficiency.
Effect of speed and load on efficiency.
Equivalent inertia of the gear.

TECHNICAL DATA

Gear box	Good used 5 speeds manual automotive gear
Speed control	Inverter
Maximum shaft input speed	6000 rpm
Measuring instruments
– Torques	Digital display for input and output shafts
– Speeds	Digital display for input and output shafts
Accessories	Cable drum, two inertia masses, calibrated weights, weight hanger, rubber pad and stop watch for inertia determination
Software for data display and analysis by computer (separately supplied).
Power supply	380 V, 3 Ph, 50 Hz. Other power supply is available on request.