School of Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Course Outlines

Sharif University of Technology

Internal Combustion Engines

Course Code: Credits: Course Type: Requisites: Course Length:

66 3 Theoretical Thermodynamics 2 51 hours

Syllabus:
1. History of IC engines, two stroke and four stroke engines principle of operations. 2. Stroke ignition and compression ignition engines, external combustion engines, gas turbine 3. Definitions and theoretical relations regarding for performance of IC engines 4. Engine testing, methods of measuring experimental parameters in IC labs, (such as, tower, speed, air flow rate, Torque, fuel flow rate, pressure, Temperature, cycle pressure and volume, contraptions of CO2 , CO , NOx , O2, No and NO2 in the exhaust gas) & principles of measurements. 5. Heat transfer from in- cylinder contents to surrounding surface of the engine, principles and theoretical calculations. 6. Air standard cycle, air cycle, our- fuel cycle, otto, Diesel and Dual cycle 7. Real cycles, ignition timing, injection timing, valve timing. 8. Super charge and Turbo charging. 9. Fuels, combustion, Laminar and Turbulent Flame speeds. . 10. Knock, Octane no. and Cetane no. 11. Fuel metering, carburetor and injection system, theoretical relations. 12. ignition system, centrifugal and vacuum advances, principle of operations. 13. Friction and Lubrication in IC engines. 14. Rotary (Wankel) engines their operations, advantages and disadvantages. 15. Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCC1) engines, their operation, advantage and disadvantages. 16. Hybrid engines, different state of operation.

School of Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Course Outlines

Sharif University of Technology

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