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Design and Analysis of Snorkel Intake System for an LCV

Project By:- Utkarsh Choudhary, Rajat Gupta, Shubham Shinde | Sponsored By:- Mahindra Truck & Bus Division Ltd. | Under the Guidance of :- Prof. H. A. Deore

Problem Statement
Air intake system and filter play major role in getting good quality air into automobile engine.
The air filters in an air intake system permanently removes foreign particles such as dust, dirt
and soot from the intake air, thereby maintaining the performance of the engine and protecting it
from damage. A device is need to be designed to inhibit water entry in the intake system and
facilitate clean air entry which will prolong filter life. But this may cause pressure drop.

Objective
The primary objective is to develop a device which can allow clear air to enter in the system as
well as prevent water entry. The pressure drop caused due to installation has to be minimized
and suitable model has to be chosen.

Boundary Conditions
HYDRAULIC DIAMETER (inlet)

VALUES (mm)

Model 0 (with 1 passage)

160.5

Model 1 (with 1` passage)

160.5

Model 2 (with 2 passage)

133.7

Model 3 (with 3 passage)

99.6

Model 4 (with 4 passage)

88.1

Model 5 (with 5 passage)

78.9

Model 6 (with 6 passage)

71.32

Ambient Air velocity is 3m/s. Inflation and face meshing is incorporated to get accurate meshing.
K-Sigma Turbulence model is used in Ansys Fluent. By modal analysis, first ten mode shapes of

(a)Constraints

(b)Total deformation for 1St Frequency

Mode

Frequency [Hz]

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

81.906
100.51
108.07
111.87
150.97
160.05
168.15
176.09
218.78
224.09

(c) Frequency values

Fig.10 Modal Analysis Results

Snorkel are obtained.

Calculations

Group No:- 54

Results

Mass Flow Rate =


= 446.0735 Kg/hr

Q(/hr)=A x v 446.0735/3600=A x 3 m/s

A=0.0412

Width=100mm(Assumed)

Preliminary Design

Fig.2 Model 1 Pressure Contour

Fig.3 Model 1 Velocity Contour

Initial design of the model were done using previous design considerations by researching from
the past models used in similar kind of vehicles. Design improvement were then done by
smoothing out the flow near the entry to the snorkel models. The next question that was to be
addressed was choosing the number of passages needed for a streamline flow. Model 2 was
thus developed where in there was no compartments to guide the flow. Subsequently other
models were developed with 2, 3 and so on up to 6 passages. The models were so developed
such that the number of passages differed in each one of them. The CAD Models of the snorkel
were drawn in CATIA.

Fig.4 Model 2 Pressure Contour

Fig.5 Model 2 Velocity Contour

Conclusion
We find that the Pressure drop across the intake system can be reduced by giving certain
number of passages across the snorkel for heavy duty applications. The example taken in this
paper required 2 passages for ensuring minimum pressure drop thereby providing the basis of
any future study done on different models of the snorkel. The Pressure drop was found to be
25.31 Pa on a snorkel without any Partitions but it reduced by 30.36% to 17.624 Pa when the
snorkel was provided with 2 compartments for the fluid to flow through.

(a)Intake Assembly (b) Preliminary Snorkel Design

Fig.6 Model 3 Pressure Contour

Fig.7 Model 3 Velocity Contour

Future Scope

(c) Model 1 (d) Model 2 (e) Model 4

Fig.1 CAD Models of Snorkel and Intake System


Fig.8 Model 4 Pressure Contour

Fig.9 Model 4 Velocity Contour

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