Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engines
Engine Performance, Power, Torque, Efficiency, Compression Ratio, Otto, Diesel, Dual, Miller cycles and more
What you’ll learn
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Understand How a Car Engine Work: Four-Stroke and Two-Stroke Engines
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Recognize Engine Geometry and Related Terminology: Piston, TDC, BDC, Bore, Stroke, Connecting Rod, Crankshaft Arm, Crank Angle, Intake and Exhaust Valves
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Identify and Calculate Important Engine Performance Parameters: Power, Torque, Efficiency, Mean Effective Pressure, Volumetric Efficiency, Specific Fuel Consumption
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Perform Engine Kinematics Calculations such as the instantaneous Piston Speed
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Evaluate the performance of heat engine cycles for which the working fluid remains a gas throughout the entire cycle
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Develop simplifying assumptions applicable to engines
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Solve problems based on the Otto, Diesel, Dual and Miller cycles
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Analyze Cycles based on important parameters: Efficiency vs compression ratio, imep vs compression ratio and engine load and more
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Compare Otto, Diesel and Miller cycles at various operating conditions
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Learn how to draw P-V and T-S diagrams for each cycle
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Perform a complete analysis for an Ideal Four Stroke Engine Cycle
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Model the Intake and Exhaust Strokes and Evaluate the effect of residual fraction on cycle efficiency
Requirements
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A Strong Background in Engineering Thermodynamics is Required.
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Knowing How to Use Microsoft Excel is Also Required.
Who this course is for:
- Engineering students interested to learn about engines
