STEP II: Mechanical Engineering Program

COURSE #: ME 438

COURSE TITLE: Internal Combustion Engines

TERMS OFFERED: Fall.

PREREQUISITES: ME 336: Thermodynamics II.

TEXTBOOKS/REQUIRED MATERIAL:

Internal Combustion Engine by Haywood.

COGNIZANT FACULTY:

DATE OF PREPARATION:

COURSE LEADER(S): D. Assanis

SCIENCE/DESIGN:

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Analytical approach to the engineering problem and performance analysis of internal combustion engines. Study of thermodynamics, combustion, heat transfer, friction and other factors affecting engine power, efficiency, and emissions. Design and operating characteristics of different types of engines. Computer assignments. Engine laboratories.

 

 

 

 

COURSE TOPICS:
  1. Introduction.
  2. Engine design and operating parameters.
  3. Ideal models of engine processes and cycles.
  4. Combustion thermodynamics.
  5. Thermodynamic properties of engine working fluids.
  6. Fuel/Air cycle analysis.
  7. Spark-ignition engine combustion.
  8. Diesel engine combustion.
  9. SI and diesel engine emissions.
  10. Engine friction and Lubrication.
  11. Engine heat transfer.
  12. The future of I.C. Engines.

 

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES*

 

 

(numbers shown in brackets are links to department educational outcomes)

  1. To make students familiar with the design and operating characteristics of modern internal combustion engines.
  2. To apply analytical techniques to the engineering problems and performance analysis of internal combustion engines.
  3. To study the thermodynamics, combustion, heat transfer, friction and other factors affecting engine power, efficiency and emissions.
  4. To introduce students to the environmental and fuel economy challenges facing the internal combustion engine.
  5. To introduce students to future internal combustion engine technology and market trends.

 

 

COURSE

OUTCOMES*

 

 

(numbers shown in brackets are links to course objectives)

  1. Differentiate among different internal combustion engine designs.
  2. Recognize and understand reasons for differences among operating characteristics of different engine types and designs.
  3. Given an engine design specification, predict performance and fuel economy trends with good accuracy.
  4. Based on an in-depth analysis of the combustion process, predict concentrations of primary exhaust pollutants.
  5. Exposure to the engineering systems needed to set-up and run engines in controlled laboratory environments.
  6. Develop skills to run engine dynamometer experiments.
  7. Learn to compare and contrast experimental results with theoretical trends, and to attribute observed discrepancies to either measurement error or modeling limitations.
  8. Develop an understanding of real world engine design issues.
  9. Develop an ability to optimize future engine designs for specific sets of constraints (fuel economy, performance, emissions).
  10. Through the use of both theoretical techniques and experimentation, develop an appreciation for theoretical and practical limits to engine performance and fuel economy.

ASSESSMENT TOOLS
  1. Regular homework assignments.
  2. Exam(s) and/or project (s).

*The ABET99 Group suggests up to 6 objectives and 1-3 outcomes per objective.