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MCL345 : Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines

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Course Details

• Course Contents:Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines

Lecture Notes

• Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines : Introduction
• Creation of Ideal Cycles for Internal Combustion Engines
• Ideal & Practicable Cycles for I.C. Engines
• Thermo-Economic Analysis of Otto Cycle
• Otto Cycle to Diesel Cycle
• Analysis of Diesel Cycle and Scope for Modification
• Power Requirements of A Vehicle
• Resistance Forces on A Vehicle
• Real I. C. Engines Vs Ideal Modelse
• Kinematics Vs Transient Thermal Processes for I.C. Engines
• Selection of Geometric Ratios for I.C. Engines
• Geometry Vs Engine Breathing
• Breathing System of an Engines
• Flow through Valves
• Design of Engine Valves
• Engine Breathing
• Gas Dynamics of Flow through Valves
• Influence of (Valve) Design & Operational Parameters on Volumetric Efficiency of Engine
• Design of Intake Systems for I.C. Engine
• Wave Action Theory for Turning of Intake & Exhaust Manifold
• Fuel-Air Modeling of IC Engine Cycles - 1
• Fuel-Air Modeling of IC Engine Cycles - 2
• Analysis of Engine Performance
• Turbocharging of I.C. Engines
• Performance of Turbocharged I.C. Engines
• Fuel Induction to Combustion in I.C. Engines
• Fuel Induction Systems for S.I. Engines
• Development of Port Fuel Injection System
• Design of Port Fuel Injection System
• Flow Characteristics of Port Fuel Injection System
• Post Injection Process in Port Injection Systems
• In-Cylinder Process in SI Engine
• Design of Ignition System for SI Engines
• Combustion in SI Engines
• In-Cylinder Process in SI Engine
• Enhanced Activities due to In Cylinder Turbulence
• Analysis of Fuel Injection in Diesel Engines
• Post Injection Processes in Diesel Engines
• Combustion in Diesel Engines
• IC Engine Emissions

Design Tutorials

• Creation of Cycles for Mobile Power Plants
• Ideal Otto Cycles for I.C. Engines
• Ideal Diesel and Dual Cycles for I.C. Engines
• Energy Consumption and Power Requirements of A Vehicle
• Thermo-chemistry of Engine Combustion

Reading Material for Laboratory

• Analysis of I.C. Engine Kinematics
• Study of I.C. Engine Sub-components
• Study and performance test on a four-stroke multi cylinder diesel engine at constant speed
• Study and performance test on a four-stroke single cylinder diesel engine at constant speed
• Performance test and Morse test on a four-stroke four-cylinder petrol engine at constant speed
• Study of the valve timing diagrams of a four-stroke single cylinder diesel engine
• Performance and emission test of a dual fuel single cylinder four stroke compression ignition engine
• Combustion parameter study of a single cylinder four stroke diesel engine
• Measurement of coefficient of discharge of Valve as function of valve lift