The “Banger Rig”
Although a relatively old idea, the affectionately named “Banger Rig” is arguably one of the more advanced experimental rig tests available to the internal combustion engine developer. Originally conceived by Ricardo and further refined over the past 30 years by the ISVR, the Banger Rig enables the response of an engine structure to combustion force to be studied in a non-running engine. Charges of propane, air and oxygen are repetitively ignited in one of the combustion chambers of the engine allowing normalised noise and vibration transfer functions to be measured.
The Banger Rig
New ideas for uses of the rig are continually being dreamt up; however the
more regular tasks include setting targets for diesel engine idle noise
combustion, provision of real values for combustion noise meters, verification
of CAE (computer aided engineering) block models, crank train response studies, and structural propagation
research. The Banger Rig experiment can be carried out on relatively stripped
block and head structures with just one piston, through to fully built up
engines installed in a vehicle. For most tests, results can be compared to the
large databases that have been built up for engines ranging from 50 cc to 13 litres capacity.
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If you require any further information on these sound sources, or on our other automotive facilities and capabilities, please contact:
Dave RhodesISVR Consulting
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
University of Southampton
Highfield Southampton S017 1BJ
Tel: 023 8076 8533 (+44 23 8076 8533 from outside the UK)
Fax: 023 8076 0093 (+44 23 8076 0093 from outside the UK)
E-mail: dmr@soton.ac.uk
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