Unit Nos.
Unit Title
Number of hours (per Unit)
Unit 1 Engine Basic Theory Engine types and their operation  Classification  Operating cycles of S.I. and C.I. engines  Engine Design and Operating Parameters  Mean effective pressure  Volumetric efficiency  Typical design and operating data for I.C. engines  Two and four stroke engines  Typical performance curves for automotive engines  Performance maps, Performance - Testing of engines  turbo vehicles  jet engine propulsion. Unit 2 Design of Engine Components Materials, construction and design aspects  Design of piston assembly  Design and drafting of connecting rod, cylinder block, fly wheel, ports, valves, cam shaft drives and valve actuating mechanism using CAD. Unit 3 Fuel Supply, Ignition Cooling and Lubrication Systems Theory of carburetion and carburetors  Design aspects  Mixture distribution  Petrol Injection Diesel fuel injection pumps  Distributor type  Injectors  Design aspects  Conventional and Electronic ignition systems for S.I. engines  Air cooling and water cooling  Radiator  Design aspects  charge air cooling and oil cooling  Force feed lubrication system. Unit 4 Air Motion Combustion and Combustion Chambers Swirl and Turbulence  Swirl Generation  Combustion in S.I. engines  Flame travel and detonationVariables affecting knock  Combustion chambers of S.I. engines  Combustion process in C.I. engines  Ignition Delay  Factors affecting delay  Knock in C.I. engines  Cylinder pressure data and heat release analysis. Unit 5 Scavenging, Supercharging and New Engine Technology Importance and types of Scavenging  Effect and limitations of supercharges in S.I. engines  Mechanical supercharges and turbo charging  Stratified charge and Lean Burn engines  Different approaches to Lean Burn  Low heat rejection engines  Surface ignition concept  Electronic fuel supply system  Electronic engine management. Text Books Reference Books 1. J.B. Heywood. Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals McGraw Hill Book Co., 1988. 2. Richard Stone, Introduction of Internal Combustion Engines, McMillan, London, 1985. 3. M. Khovakh, Motor Vehicle Engines Mir Publishers, Moscow, 1977. 4. Robert Bosch, Automotive Hand Book, SAE, 2003. 5. The Internal Combustion Engine (1984) C. F. Taylor and E. S. Taylor, 6. Internal Combustion Engines by Malleve Mode of Evaluation Assignments / Seminars / Term end Examinations
Recommended by the Board of Studies on
01.11.2008
Date of approval by the Academic Council on 25.11.2008