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By: Austin Fehr |
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Room 18 |
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Winchelsea Elementary School |
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Grade Grouping:
4 – 6 |
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Team Size:
1 |
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Subject Area: Engineering Project Project Level: Standard |
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Project Format: Traditional Web Page |
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This project is about how engine of the Queen of
Oak Bay and Surrey work. I studied
about the engine on the computer. Then I made a slide show about my
research. Then I made a sketch on a program called kid pix. Then I edited
my slide show on microsoft powerpoint. Then I put it on the world wide web. |
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I used: Microsoft PowerPoint |
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Hardware Tools I used: Computer |
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The Source of the Idea for my project: Interest
in BC FERRIES!!! |
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A description of the Special Skills I used to
build my project – creating PowerPoint slides, |
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A listing of any Awards won for the project: 0 |
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http://www.virtualsciencefair.com/ |
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DIESEL: |
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Has 2 and 4 strokes |
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Is cheaper than gas |
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Is an internal combustion engine |
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Modern ones
do not pollute as much as old ones. |
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GASOLINE: |
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Has one stroke |
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Is more expensive!! |
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Is not an internal combustion engine. |
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They all pollute the same. |
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Most Diesel engines use a four-stroke cycle. The
pistons go down first drawing in air, the second stroke goes upward and
compresses it. The third stroke goes downward following combustion and delivers power. The fourth upward
stroke expels waste gases. |
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At the end of the pistons compression stroke, a
fuel injector sprays fuel into he combustion chamber. Air temperature
inside the chamber at that point is about 540 degrees Celsius. The fuel
ignites, causing a rapid expansion of hot air that forcefully pushes the
piston downward. The downward power stroke turns the crankshaft. |
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The amount of compression in an engine cylinder
is a ratio of the original volume and the final volume. The compression
ratio of 2:1 means the air has been compressed to half its original volume.
A ratio of 3:1 indicates compression to one-third of the original volume. |
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Diesel fuel is not as flammable as gasoline, so
diesel are more difficult to start when cold so if you start a drill for
road building and start using it right away, it would not work proper,
especially in winter!!! To solve this problem, each combustion has a glow
plug containing a small coil of wire that heats up when an electric current
passes thru it. |
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There are three grades of diesel fuel,they are
classified according to the ease with which they ignite, the lowest
temperature at which the fuel will flow, and viscosity ( resistance to flow
). Individual grades of fuel are better suited for certain engines and
operating conditions. The modern engines burn a petroleum fuel similar to
jet fuel, kerosene and home heating oil. |
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The Queen of Oak Bay from BC FERRIES engine
works by a four-stroke cycle, The pistons go down 1st drawing in air, the 2nd
stroke goes upward and compresses it, the third stroke goes downward
following combustion and delivers power, the 4th stroke goes
upward and expels waste gasses. |
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Here is
the |
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Queen of
Oak Bay |
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MSN Encarta |
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BC FERRIES, special thanks to Departure Bay
Ferry terminal and Horseshoe bay ferry terminal. |
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Prime mover Controls |
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How stuff works |
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www.google.ca |
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www.bcferries.com |
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The province newspaper for Disaster story. |
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Unlike the Pacificat, the Queen of Oak Bay runs
slower but smoother, the Pacificat ran fast but rough. The Queen of Oak Bay
can hold trucks and R.Vs, the Pacificat can not. Oak Bay can also take more
people. |
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On May 12, 2003, The Queen of Surrey had a
horrible fire in the engine room. At about 9:35am in Howe sound a fire
broke out in the engine room. The room was sealed and Carbon dioxide was
pumped in to put out the flame. It was said to be caused by a fuel line
parting in engine No. 2. 6 people
required smoke inhalation treatment but as the crew were dealing with other things, Joyce Tattersall was hit
with a ball of Black smoke on the vehicle deck!!! |
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Notes