MEC305:INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

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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)

References:
Credits:3
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