IC Engines & Reciprocating Machines (MEng5221) Course Outline
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Course Number MEng5221
Course Title IC Engines & Reciprocating Machines
Course Instructor Mrs. Batri Y/[Link] U
Degree Program BSc in Mechanical Engineering
ECTS Credits 5
Contact Hours Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study
3 2 1 4
Module Description Engine types and classification; Valve timing; Engine Construction and Major
Components, Performance characteristics Equation & Curves; Thermodynamic
Cycles; Types of Fuels & their characteristics; Combustion characteristics &
Types of Combustion chamber; Reactant Mixture formation; Thermo-chemistry
of mixtures, Turbocharger, Engine Management Systems; Engine Trouble-
shooting, Engine Cooling system; Friction, wear and lubrication.
Learning Outcome Upon completion of the course, students would have:
-Sufficient knowledge on IC Engines characteristics and selection.
-Understand processes and performance w.r.t power, efficiency and emission.
-Describe and explain engine heat transfer and its relation to thermal loading of
engine components and cooling.
-Sufficient knowledge on Engine management systems,
-Describe methods for reduction of exhaust emissions, and their relations to fuel
quality and engine performance.
Pre-requisites: Thermodynamics II, Fluid Mechanics I
Learning activity Lect, Tutorial and Lab Exercise
and teaching
methods
Assessment criteria Assignment:-20%
and grading system Intermediate Exam (IE):- 30%
Final Examination:- 50%
Total:- 100%
Attendance • Minimum of 75% attendance during lecture hours
Requirement: • 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps; and
Literature: Text Books:- Engineering Fundamentals of IC Engines Willard W. Pulkrabek
Referances:-
C. R. Ferguson and A. T. Kirkpatrick, “Internal Combustion Engines, Applied
Thermo science”, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Singapore,2001