Description:
| Aims: To examine the technology, operation and application of IC engines. To analyse the criteria governing IC engine design, performance, combustion and emissions.
Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* discuss the parameters that define IC engine performance;
* identify the distinct operating characteristics of different classifications of IC engines;
* understand and predict the thermodynamic and mechanical constrains governing design;
* explain the environmental issues concerning future IC engine developments.
Skills: Problem solving, numeracy, written communication (taught and assessed), working independently.
Content: Thermodynamic and mechanical principals; combustion and fuels; spark and compression ignition engines; turbocharging; fuelling systems; induction, in-cylinder and exhaust processes; emission formation and reduction/prevention; automotive emission legislation, case studies; introduction to IC engine simulation techniques.
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