Combustion Engines Theory

Opublikowano: 01.05.2014 20:34

Subject name Combustion Engines Theory
Type of subject               Specialization
Summary ECTS 4
Form of course 30h lecture, 15h exercises, 15h laboratory
Lecturer                           Maciej Tułodziecki, Ph.D., Piotr Orliński, Ph.D.
A brief outline:
Lecture
  • Gas as a thermodynamics media. Basic thermodynamics laws: Boyle & Marriott’s, Gay-Lussac's, Avogadro, s law, Ideal gas & semi ideal gas equation of state, specific heat, gas constant.
  • Energy and the first thermodynamics law, gas processes, internal energy, work and heat in gas process, enthalpy, entropy, energy balance equation of gas process, energy balance equation of heat machines.
  • Gas processes of ideal and semi ideal gases: isothermal, isobaric, isometric, adiabatic, and polytropic.
  • Thermodynamic cycles. Second thermodynamics law.
  • Thermodynamics cycles right and left direction cycles, work, heat, efficiency of cycle, typical reference gas cycles.
  • Heat transfer, basic definitions, basic methods of heat transfer, conduction, convection, radiation.
  • Work principle of reciprocating internal combustion engine (gasoline and Diesel).
  • Real engines work cycles and their parameters.
  • Charge exchange and valve mechanism of IC engine.
  • Engine fuels and fuels systems.
  • Fuel burn processes, heat balance equations, and engine output power equation (type I).
  • Pollutant emission and engines supercharging.
  • Crankshaft mechanism and its theory.
  • Characteristics of IC reciprocating engines.
Exercises
  • Ideal gas laws.
  • Ideal gas mixtures, gas specific law.
  • I thermodynamics law, gas processes.
  • Thermodynamic cycles.
  • Heat internal combustion engines - basic calculations.
  • Kinematics of crankshaft mechanism - basic calculations.
  • Dynamics of crankshaft mechanism - basic calculations.
Laboratory
  • Study of the transient heat transfer.
  • Study of piston compressor.
  • Study of car air conditioner system.
  • Indicator diagram.
  • IC Engine speed characteristics.
  • IC Engine load characteristics.
  • Study and measurements of pollutants emission.