INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Course Description

This course studies the fundamentals of how the design and operation of internal combustion
engines affect their performance, efficiency, fuel requirements, and environmental impact.
Topics include fluid flow, thermodynamics, combustion, heat transfer and friction phenomena,
and fuel properties, with reference to engine power, efficiency, and emissions. Students
examine the design features and operating characteristics of different types of internal
combustion engines: spark-ignition, diesel, stratified-charge, and mixed-cycle engines. The
class includes lab project in the Engine Laboratory.

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES

Lec 1 Introduction to SI and DI engines
Lec 2 Engine operating characteristics
Lec 3 Ideal cycle analysis
Lab 1 Disassembly and assembly of engines
Homework 1
Lec 4 Combustion and thermochemistry due
Lab report 1 due
Lec 5 Kinetics, equilibrium and dissociation
Homework 2
Lec 6 Gas properties and fuel - air cycle; cycle simulation
due
Lec 7 Mixture preparation in SI engines
Homework 3
Lec 8 Intake and exhaust processes
due
Lec 9 SI engine combustion
Homework 4
Quiz Covering Lectures 1 - 6
due
Lec 10 SI engine combustion (cont.); knock
Homework 5
Lec 11 SI engine emissions
due
Lab 2 Engine performance and emissions measurements
Lab 2 Engine performance and emissions measurements
(cont.) (cont.)
Homework 6
Lec 12 SI engine emissions (cont.)
due
Lec 13 SI engine emissions control
Lec 14 Emission measurements
Homework 7
Lec 15 Diesel engine characteristics
due
Lec 16 Diesel engine: injection, ignition and combustion Lab report 2 due
Lec 17 Diesel engine emissions and control
Lec 18 Engine heat transfer
Homework 8
Lec 19 Engine friction and tribology
due
 SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
Lec 20 Turbocharging
Homework 9
Lec 21 Hydrogen, fuel cell and battery
due
Lec 22 Bio fuels and hybrids
Exam Final exam

LEC # TOPICS READINGS

1 Introduction to SI and DI engines Chapter 1
2 Engine operating characteristics Chapter 2.1 - 2.15
3 Ideal cycle analysis Chapter 5.1 - 5.4
4 Combustion and thermochemistry Chapter 3.1 - 3.5
5 Kinetics, equilibrium and dissociation Chapter 3.7
Chapter 4
6 Gas properties and fuel - air cycle; cycle simulation
Chapter 5.5 & 5.8
7 Mixture preparation in SI engines Chapter 6.1 - 6.7
8 Intake and exhaust processes Chapter 7
9 SI engine combustion Chapter 9.1 - 9.5
10 SI engine combustion (cont.); knock Chapter 9.6
11 SI engine emissions Chapter 11.1 - 11.2.3; 11.3
12 SI engine emissions (cont.) Chapter 11.4 - 11.4.3
13 SI engine emissions control [No readings]
14 Emission measurements [No readings]
15 Diesel engine characteristics Chapter 10.1 - 10.4
16 Diesel engine: injection, ignition and combustion Chapter 10.5 - 10.7
17 Diesel engine emissions and control Chapter 11.2.4 - 11.4.4
18 Engine heat transfer Chapter 12
19 Engine friction and tribology Chapter 13
20 Turbocharging Chapter 6.8
21 Hydrogen, fuel cell and battery [No readings]
22 Bio fuels and hybrids [No readings]