THERMAL ENGINES FOR TRACTION
cod. 18208

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Macchine a fluido (ING-IND/08)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Hub-specific activity
45 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

The purpose is to present a based of the fundamental principles which govern internal combustion engine design and operation

Prerequisites

<br />Fluid machinery

Course unit content

<br /><br />Engine types and their operation. Characteristic parameters: indicated work per cycle; mean effective pressure; brake torque; power; specific fuel consumption; efficiency; volumetric efficiency. Relations between performance parameters. Ideal models for engine cycles (Beau de Roches, Diesel, Sabathé). Combustion in spark ignition engines. Combustion in Diesel engines. Spark ignition engine fuel metering. Fuel injection systems for Diesel engine. Importance of heat transfer. Gas exchange process phenomena. Pollutants formation and control. Supercharging and turbocharging. Vehicle applications: hydrostatic transmissions. Description of mathematical models for the simulation of : Diesel engine; fuel injection diesel engine; Spark ignition engines.

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />J. B. Heywood – Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals – McGraw-Hill<br />R. Stone – Introduction to Internal Combustion Engine – MacMilliam<br />C. F. Taylor – Internal Combustion Engine in theory and practice - Cambridge <br />G. P. Blair – Advances in two-stroke cycle engine technology – Warrendale<br />G. P. Blair – The basic design of two-stroke engines – WarrendaleG. P. Blair – Design and simulation of four-stroke engines - Warrendale

Teaching methods

<br />Dismantle of an engine and analysis of the components<br />The exam is based on an oral conversation.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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