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This course studies the fundamentals of how the design and operation of internal combustion engines affect their performance, efficiency, fuel requirements, and environmental impact.
FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos
527 years, 8 months
Units & Quizzes
19
Unlimited Lifetime access
Access on mobile app
Certificate of Completion
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.
Course Currilcum
- Introduction to SI and DI engines Unlimited
- Engine operating characteristic Unlimited
- Ideal cycle analysis Unlimited
- Combustion and thermochemistry Unlimited
- Gas properties and fuel – air cycle; cycle simulation Unlimited
- Mixture preparation in SI engines Unlimited
- Intake and exhaust processes Unlimited
- SI engine combustion Unlimited
- SI engine combustion (cont.); knock Unlimited
- SI engine emissions Unlimited
- SI engine emissions control Unlimited
- Diesel engine characteristics Unlimited
- Diesel engine: injection, ignition and combustion Unlimited
- Diesel engine emissions and control Unlimited
- Engine heat transfer Unlimited
- Engine friction and tribology Unlimited
- Turbocharging Unlimited
- Hydrogen, fuel cell and battery Unlimited
- Bio fuels and hybrids Unlimited
