Investigating Piston Design Parameters in Single-Cylinder Four-Stroke Engines


Authors : Rajkumar Bhagat; Vedant Awachar; Chetan Bhagat; Prathamesh Bhosale; Bhushan Berlikar; Om Bobade

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 5 - May


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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25may1272

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Abstract : In this study, a conventional piston made of the aluminum alloy A2618 is subjected to structural examination. An additional examination is conducted on a piston made of the aluminum alloys GHY1250 and GHS1300. Because of the extraordinarily high pressure and temperature conditions that would occur throughout the combustion process, the material used to create the piston must be lightweight, affordable, and thermally and structurally stable. For this project, it has been decided to look into a specific piston design and its maximum gas pressure capability. Early planning for this project involves creating a piston model using the Solid Modeling application. The decision has been made to mesh the geometry analysis using ANSYS. The study of piston input conditions and analysis procedure has been the subject of a substantial body of literature research.

Keywords : Piston Design Parameters, Four-Stroke Engine Dynamics, Thermal Stress Analysis, Mechanical Stress Analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Piston Material Selection, Heat Transfer Analysis, Combustion Pressure Load, Fatigue Life Estimation, Thermal Expansion, Wear Resistance, Cylinder-Piston Interf.

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In this study, a conventional piston made of the aluminum alloy A2618 is subjected to structural examination. An additional examination is conducted on a piston made of the aluminum alloys GHY1250 and GHS1300. Because of the extraordinarily high pressure and temperature conditions that would occur throughout the combustion process, the material used to create the piston must be lightweight, affordable, and thermally and structurally stable. For this project, it has been decided to look into a specific piston design and its maximum gas pressure capability. Early planning for this project involves creating a piston model using the Solid Modeling application. The decision has been made to mesh the geometry analysis using ANSYS. The study of piston input conditions and analysis procedure has been the subject of a substantial body of literature research.

Keywords : Piston Design Parameters, Four-Stroke Engine Dynamics, Thermal Stress Analysis, Mechanical Stress Analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Piston Material Selection, Heat Transfer Analysis, Combustion Pressure Load, Fatigue Life Estimation, Thermal Expansion, Wear Resistance, Cylinder-Piston Interf.

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