American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER) 2018

American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER)

e-ISSN: 2320-0847 p-ISSN : 2320-0936
Volume-7, Issue-6, pp-234-237
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Research Paper Open Access

Design And Fabrication Of A Bicycle That Runs On Compressed

Air
Devashish Tiwari1*, Shubhagy Sahu1, Rahul Verma1, Priyanshu Sharma1, Suraj
Yadav1
1,2,3,4,5
(Mechanical EngineeringDepartment, United College of Engineering and Management Allahabad, U.P.
India
*Corresponding Author: Devashish Tiwari

ABSTRACT :This paper is more about advancement of a traditional bicycle into a hybrid cycle with options of
pedaling as well as pneumatic aid which significantly reduces the muscle power taken by driver also sustain the
momentum for longer time. Sustainability of momentum is the prime focus which is consequence of low muscle
plus pneumatic power resulting less frequently pedaling by driver. The rear wheel of cycle is completely
modified and carries all the major changes needed to establish such system. It is loaded with most of needed
safety and regulation mountings and accessories like pressure gauge and flow regulator for safe operation and
is perfect example of utilizing the crank slider crank mechanism to employ the elementary cycling with
pneumatic advancement. Slider crank is used to transfer therotational force to pneumatic piston which
subsequently works as air compressor for the air reservoir around the directional valve to the pneumatic piston
itself.
KEYWORDS–: Compressed air,Pneumatic,CAV, Hybrid bicycle.
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Date of Sumisión: 06-06-2018 Date of aceptante: 21-06-2018
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I. INTRODUCTION
HYBRID VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMOBILE WHICH COMBINES MORE THAN ONE METHOD OF PROPULSION
SYSTEM. IT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM A PETROL WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR, PETROL WITH A HYDRAULIC MOTOR,
DIESEL WITH ELECTRIC, SOLAR POWER OR EVEN COMPRESSED AIR (PNEUMATIC). IN FACT, WE ALREADY SEE
AROUND US SO MANY HYBRID CARS AND MOTORCYCLES RUNNING CNG WITH PETROL AND EVEN MOTORCYCLES
WITH LPG.THE HYBRID BICYCLE CAN EITHER BE PEDALLED MANUALLY OR BE RUN ON COMPRESSED
AIR.COMPRESSED AIR IS USED TO TURN THE REAR WHEEL THROUGH A SLIDER CRANK MECHANISM VIA A CHAIN
AND SPROCKET. THE ACTUATION OF THE PNEUMATIC PISTON USED IN THE SLIDER CRANK MECHANISM IS
CONTROLLED BY DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VALVE WHICH IN TURN IS ACTUATED BY A PUSH BUTTON.THE AIM OF
THE PROJECT IS TO DESIGN AND FABRICATE A BICYCLE THAT RUNS ON COMPRESSED AIR AND CAN ALSO BE
PEDALLED MANUALLY.WEIGHT OF THE CYCLE SHOULD BE AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE FOR EASE OF CYCLING.

II. MATERIAL
[1]This paper explores the effective application of pneumatic power. Pneumatic vehicle will replace the
battery operated vehicles used in industries. Pneumatic powered vehicle requires very less time for refueling as
compared to battery operated vehicle. . At the end of this review we conclude that the compressed air
technology can be tested and developed using the Vaned Type Novel Air Turbine as there are minimal losses
and practically their efficiency varies from 72-97% which is very high when compared to a conventional IC
engine. Future developments can be made by designing an ideal vehicle for this kind of engine.
[2]This is a revolutionary engine design which is eco-friendly, pollution free, but also very economical.
This redresses both the problems of fuel crises and pollution. As the injection pressure has to be increased, the
indicated mean effective pressure gets increased; hence the indicated power is increased upon the application of
the load. Though the applied load was small, however, the developed power was in proportion to the applied
load. As load was applied the speed was reduced, to maintain it constant, the inlet air pressure has to be
increased. As shown injection pressure is increased. In the present case the speed was maintained constant as

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600 rpm. As the output speed was less the brake power was significantly lower. The mechanical efficiency is
increasing with the increase of output power. At lower output it was very low.
[3]Even though the vehicle is in its early stage of development, it holds a lot of promise and provides
scope for further research. Considerable efforts have been focused on the better understanding of various design
developments in bicycle. . The project presented has involved the development and implementation of automatic
transmissions for bicycles. The motivation of this work is to implement this idea in pneumatic featured bicycles
with a suitable air control. The automatic transmission can be also used in 3 and 4 speed versions by altering
few changes in the program. Therefore from the above calculations it is evident that the forces exerted by the
cylinders are optimum to move the shifting levers (pedals).
[4]It’s important to remember that while vehicles running on only compressed air might seem like a
distant dream, but they still have public interest due to their environmental friendly nature. Efforts should be to
make them light, safe, cost effective and economical for deriving. Compressed air for vehicle propulsion is
already being explored and now air powered vehicles are being developed as a more fuel-efficient means of
transportation. Some automobile companies are further exploring compressed air hybrids and compressed fluids
to store energy for vehicles which might point the way for the development of a cost effective air powered
vehicles design. Unfortunately there are still serious problems to be sorted out before air powered vehicles
become a reality for common use but there is a hope that with the development in science & technology well
supported by the environmental conscious attitude it will be possible.According to the achieved results, the
suggested mechanism is realizable and workable. Using the simplest mechanism and required hardware enables
to convert the old traditional gear shifting mechanism to semi-automatic one. The application of this mechanism
leads to make the driving process easier

III. METHOD
3.1D.C.VALVE: A 5/2 directional control valve would have five ports and two spool positions. Ports are the
one which helps the liquid to flow through them.A brief introduction is as follows-
3/2 and 5/2 hand lever operated compact series
type: Hand lever operated, Hand palm operated
Sizes: 3 mm, 6 mm & 10 mm (G1/8", G1/4" & G3/8")
Service: Compressed Air

3.2FLOW REGULATOR: A flow control valve regulates the flow or pressure of a fluid. Control
valvesnormally respond to signals generated by independent devices such as flow meters or pressure gauges.

3.3 GATE VALVEGate Valves are widely used in fluid-handing systems for flow control, Typical gate valves
are designed to be fully opened or closed. When fully open, the typical gate valve has no obstruction in the flow
path, resulting in very low friction loss.

3.4 PISTON AND CYLINDER: A pneumatic piston is used to utilize the mechanical advantage in liner
movement of piston. The air entrapped in tank ,which acts as a reservoir is compressed to draw such advantage
Bore Size 25 mm
Stroke Size 160 mm
Double Acting Cylinder

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3.5 DESIGN METHODOLOGY: Welding an offset to the main rear support of wheel to hold the crank. A
secondary free wheel welded to normal market supply. Created clip using galvanized tin at workshop. An
auxiliary supported is cut out of tin sheet and bolted to main handle with all the mountings.
A light weight mild steel disc was used initially which later replaced with a light aluminum disc due to
buckling.It sufficiently reduced the inertia of part during very start of pedaling.

IV. FIGURES

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V. CONCLUSION
It’s important to remember that while vehicles running on only compressed air might seem like a
distant dream, but they still have public interest due to their environmental friendly nature. Efforts should be to
make them light, safe, cost effective and economical for deriving. Compressed air for vehicle propulsion is
already being explored and now air powered vehicles are being developed as a more fuel-efficient means of
transportation.
Some automobile companies are further exploring compressed air hybrids and compressed fluids to
store energy for vehicles which might point the way for the development of a cost effective air powered vehicles
design. Unfortunately there are still serious problems to be sorted out before air powered vehicles become a
reality for common use but there is a hope that with the development in science & technology well supported by
the environmental conscious attitude it will be possible.

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Devashish Tiwari." Design And Fabrication Of A Bicycle That Runs On Compressed

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