Course Objectives: To make students familiar with the principles of operation and constructional de tails of spark ignition and compression ignition engines To introduce students to the recent trends in IC Engines like CRDi, multi point injection, CDi ignition etc. To introduce students an overview of engine performance parameters and character istics Unit I Introduction and Air Standard Cycles : Concept of Internal and External Combustion Engines, Engine Classification and basic terminology of the component s, Two stroke and Four Stroke Engines, SI and CI Engines, Valve Timing Diagram, Thermodynamic Analysis of Air standard cycles, Carnot Cycle, Otto, Diesel and Du al cycles and their comparison, Fuel-Air cycles, Factors affecting fuel-air cycles, Actual Cycle Overview Unit II Combustion in Spark Ignition (S.I) Engine : Mixture requirements at different loads and speeds (idling, cruising and power range), Simple Carburettor- Essenti al Parts and Working, Calculation of Fuel-Air ratio, Compensating devices., Types o f Mixtures, Combustion in SI engines, Stages of Combustion, Ignition delay, Flame front propagation, factors affecting Flame Speed, Abnormal Combustion, Phenomenon of Detonation, Effect of engine variables on detonation, Types of combustion chamber design Unit III Engine Ignition, Cooling and Lubrication : Ignition system- Requirements, Battery ignition and Magneto ignition system, Ignition timing and parameters, Capacitive Discharge Ignition (CDI) systems, Cooling systems- Different cooling systems- Air and Liquids, Radiators and Cooling Fans, Lubrication system- Functi ons, types of Lubrication systems and Crankcase Ventilation, Properties of Lubricants Unit IV Combustion in Compression Ignition (C.I) Engine : Stages of Combustion in C.I Engines, Factors affecting Delay period, Phenomenon of knock, Comparison of Detonation and Knocking in SI and CI engine respectively, Types of combustion chamber design., Injection system- Requirements and Classification, Fuel Injecto rs, Fuel feed pump, Injection Pump-Types, Nozzles- Types of Nozzles, Spray formation . Modern Injection System- MPFI- types and CRDi Injection systems. Unit V Recent Advances in I.C Engines : Stratified charge spark ignition engine, Homogeneous charge compression ignition engine, Electronic Engine Management (EEM), Lean Burn Engines, Plasma Ignition system, After Treatment Devices: Superchargers, Turbochargers, Exhaust Gas Re-circulation (EGR), Three-way Catalytic Converters. Unit VI Performance parameters and Characteristics. : Introduction, Engine Power, Engine Efficiencies, Engine Performance Characteristics, Variables effecting Performance Parameters, Heat Balance Sheet and performance Maps in SI and CI engines respectively Text Books: 1. INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES by V GANESAN, MCGRAW HILL EDUCATION,
4th Edition, (2012)
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