Week five is here and we start this week with our presentation. I must say I always get nervous before presenting. After presenting our idea to the class we gave them a chance to reflect back and ask us their concerns regarding our project. One of the main concerns was the pressure put onto the piston as we apply the exhaust brake. I must say that I hadn't though about this yet. This corncern was later discusssed with our technical adviser and he told us that the piston upon combustion experiences far greater pressures than the pressure it would experience upon exhaust braking.
Other issue raised by the class were relatively small. For example we were asked if we were to create a exhaust bypass area as you cannot block an exhaust 100%. Such issues are to be rectified upon further progress of the project. I must say the issues and concerns raised by the class was good food for thought. Taking all aspects of the day into consideration I feel our presentation went well.
Later we met with Anura (our technical adviser) and we discussed upon further progress. Anura gave us some good research ideas. He also mentioned to us that we should stop fuel injection upon the engagement of the exhaust brake. We are to do further research as to why. All in all this was a good week and I must say our project is far more involved than I first thought.
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