BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY

BAHIR DAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (BiT)

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Course Guidebook
Course Title: I.C. Engines and Chair Automotive &
Reciprocating Machines Name: Electromechanical
Engineering
Course Code: AEng4151
Module: Energy Conversion Machines
CPs: 5
Contact Hours: Lecture Tutorial Laboratory or practice Home study
2 3 3 3
Pre-requisites:
Target Group 4th year mechanical Engineering students
Academic Year 2013 E.C.
Semester 1ST
Instructor’s Name Birhanu A. (MSc)
Instructor’s Office No. E-mail: Consultation hour
Address B08 R04 birhanuadisie22@gmail.com

Course Objective and Competences

Up on the completion of the course students will be able to:

 Understand the function and operation of IC Engines and its component parts
 Know combustion in IC Engine
 Understand fuels and their property in IC Engine
 Understand different systems of an IC Engine

 Course Description

Engine types and classification; Thermodynamic cycles; Performance equation and engine
characteristics; Fuels; Combustion; Combustion chamber design; Mixture formation; Main
components; Forces and turning effort; Valve timing and gear; Cooling and lubrication systems.

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 Schedule of Lecture, Tutorials Topics

Week Basic Lecture Topics with Teaching References

assessment delivery time Methodologies (face to
face, virtual…,)
1 1. Introduction: Engineering
1.1. Historical  Lecture Fundamentals of the
development of IC  Model IC Engine
Engines Demonstration
1.2. 4stroke-SI and CI  Group Discussion
Engines
1.3. 2stroke-SI and CI
Engines
1.4. Wankiel engine
1.5. Cylinder arrangement
in IC engines
2,3 2. Thermodynamic  Lecture Internal combustion
cycles and  Model engines, V. GA.
performance of IC Demonstra
Engines: tion
2.1. Ideal cycles; fuel-air
cycles; actual cycles
2.2. Engine efficiencies;
performance
equations; engine
characteristic and
performance map;
engine testing
4 3. Fuels:  Lecture Fundamentals of
2.1. Fractional distillation IC Engines
of petroleum
2.2. Alternative fuels
2.3. Volatility and viscosity
of fuels; anti knock
characteristic of fuels

4,5 3. Combustion:  Lecture Internal combustion

4.1 Air-Fuel ratio and  Group Discussion engines, V. GA.
combustible mixture
4.2 Combustion in SI and
CI Engines
4.3 Combustion chamber
design of SI and CI
Engines
6 4. Mixture formation in  Lecture

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 SI Engines
5.1. engine Requirement
5.2. gasoline injection
systems
6,7 5. Mixture formation in  Lecture
CI Engines  Model
6.1. engineering Demonstration
requirement
6.2. reciprocating
individual pump system
6.3. rotary distributing
pump
8 6. Main component of IC  Lecture Fundamentals of
Engines:  Model IC Engines
6.1 Cylinder block and Demonstration
head, Piston and rings,  Group Discussion
Connecting rod, Crank
shaft, Main and crank
pin bearing
6.2 Forces and moments
on main components
6.3 Cyclic variation of gas
and inertia forces;
Turning effort
8 7. Main component of IC
Engines  Lecture
7.1. Cylinder block and  Model
head, Piston and rings, Demonstration
Connecting rod.  Group Discussion
7.2. Main and crank pin
bearing forces and
moments on main
components
7.3. Cyclic variation of gas
and inertia forces
7.4. Turning effort

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 8. Valve Timing and  Lecture
Gear:  Model
8.1 Valve timing; Demonstr
8.2 Flow through valves; ation
8.3 Valve actuating  Group Discussion
mechanism  Group assignment
9. Cooling system of
IC Engines
10. Lubrication system
of IC Engines
Final Exam

Assessment Methods

Assessment Type Assessment Weight (%)

1 2 Total
Individual Assignment 15 15 30
Quiz 20 20
Final Exam 50
Total Mark 100%

Course Policy
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students (article 166 and
166.1.1, of the Senate Legislation of Bahir Dar University May 20, 2005) throughout this
course. Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be
tolerated and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.

Class attendance and participation: You are expected to attend class regularly. If you miss
more than 85% lecture and tutorial and 100% for laboratory class attendance you will not sit for
final exam

References:
1. A thermodynamic analysis of internal-combustion engine cycles by George A.
goodenough and john B. baker
2. Obert: Internal Combustion Engines
3. Hey Wood: Internal combustion Engines
4. Introduction to internal combustion engines By Richard stone
5. Engineering Fundamentals of the Internal Combustion Engine, by Willard W. Pulkrabek
6. Fundamentals of IC Engines, by HN. GUPTA
7. Internal combustion engines, by V. GANESAN

Authorization:
a. Prepared instructor’s Name: ----------------------- Signature: _____ Date:
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b. Verified chair holder’s Name: ----------------------- Signature: _____ Date:
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