Automobile Engineering I

1. Introductory Topics:
Layout of an automobile. Functions of main components and assemblies. Development. Types of
automobile vehicle. General and technical information regarding cars, passengers, trucks, three
wheelers, two wheelers and tractors.

2. Performance of Vehicles:
Resistance to motion – air, rolling and grade resistance. Power requirement. Traction and tractive
effort. Road performance curves. Equivalent weight, gear ratio for maximum acceleration etc. and
their calculations.

3. Power Unit:
Characteristics and comparison of SI and CI engines. Testing and performance of I.C. engines,
power, fuel consumption, efficiencies and heat balance sheet. Friction power and its
measurement. Performance parameters. Performance curves for variable load and variable
speed operation of SI and CI engines. Supercharging and use of supercharged engines in
automobile. Gas turbine plant for automobile.

4. Design Aspects of I.C. Engines:

Design parameters, Thermal design and determination of main dimensions of SI and CI engines.
Design, constructional features and materials of important components of I.C. engines, such as
piston, cylinder, connecting rod, etc.

5. Electrical Systems and Accessories:

Battery coil ignition and its components. Magnet ignition system and its components. Distributors,
spark plugs. Electronic Ignition Systems Storage battery- construction, chemical actions, testing,
charging and maintenance. Generator, starter, regulator, bendix drive, charging and generator
output, Head light, Side light, rear light etc. Horns, windscreen wiper, turn signals, etc.

6. Carburetion and Injection:

Automotive fuels and rating of fuels – CFR engine, HUCR, octane and cetane numbers,
carburetors, Air fuel ratio requirement of an automotive SI engine, Fuel supply systems of CI
engines – fuel pumps and injectors.

7. Cooling and Lubricating System:

Necessity of cooling of I.C. engines, Water-cooling systems, radiation, thermostats, and
antifreeze compounds, Air cooling system, Constructional features of air-cooled engines,
Comparison of air and water-cooling system.
Engine friction, functions of a lubricating system. Properties of lubricating oil, SAE number and VI
numbers. Additives, Lubricating oils, Lubricating systems, oil dilution, Water sludge formation.

8. Garages and Service Stations:

Scope of a garage, Types of garages, Layout of a garage, Scope of a service station and its
layout, Equipment and tools for garages and service stations.
Automobile Engineering II

1. Transmission System:
Its purposes and components, Clutch – its function, principle working, types of clutch, single plate,
multi-plate and semi-centrifugal, centrifugal and diaphragm clutch, Calculation of power
transmitted and dimensions of clutch components, Fluid coupling, characteristics and advantages
of fluid fly wheel.
Gear and Gearbox, sliding mesh, constant mesh and synchromesh gearboxes. Epicyclic gearbox,
Calculation of gear ratios, sizes and teeth of gears.
Propeller shaft and universal joints, Differential and rear axle, Torque converter, Automatic
transmission.

2. Brakes and Braking System:

Functions, principle, direct and indirect braking system, Hydraulic brake system, Master cylinder,
Disc brakes, comparison of drum and disc brakes, Brake drums, brake shoes, brake linings and
brake fluids, Servo and power brakes, Braking of vehicles problems.

3. Wheels and Tyres:

Wheel assembly, Types of wheel, Tyres and their types, Construction of a Tyre and materials,
Tyre inflation pressure.

4. Suspension System:
Necessity, Conventional and independent suspension systems, Advantages of independent
suspension, spring, Shock absorbers, sprung and unsprung weight, bouncing, pitching and rolling
of a motor vehicle.

5. Wheel Alignment and Steering System:

Front axle assembly – axle beam, stubs axle and wheel.
Front and geometry – camber, king pin inclination, included angle, and caster. Toe-in and Toeout,
necessity of steering, Ackerman and Davis steering mechanism, steering linkages, Power
steering, fundamental condition for true rolling and steering calculations.

6. Miscellaneous Topics:
Automobile air conditioning requirements, Car and bus air conditioning – components, layout and
working, Laboratory testing and road testing of motor vehicles, R.T.O. rules, Air pollution.