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Engine BMEP - From Output Data

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Brake Mean Effective Pressure from engine power, displacement, and speed - the primary engine-load benchmark.

Formula

$$ BMEP = \frac{P \cdot 60}{V_d \cdot n \cdot z} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$V_d$Swept displacementengine spec
$n$rpmrpmtachometer
$z$Strokes per cycle-2-stroke 1, 4-stroke 0.5

Sources

  • Heywood - Internal Combustion Engines.