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School of Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate Course Outlines Sharif University of Technology

Internal Combustion Engines

Course Code: 66
Credits: 3
Course Type: Theoretical
Requisites: Thermodynamics 2
Course Length: 51 hours

Syllabus:
1. History of IC engines, two stroke and four stroke engines principle of operations.
2. Stroke ignition and compression ignition engines, external combustion engines, gas
turbine
3. Definitions and theoretical relations regarding for performance of IC engines
4. Engine testing, methods of measuring experimental parameters in IC labs, (such as,
tower, speed, air flow rate, Torque, fuel flow rate, pressure, Temperature, cycle pressure
and volume, contraptions of CO2 , CO , NOx , O2, No and NO2 in the exhaust gas) &
principles of measurements.
5. Heat transfer from in- cylinder contents to surrounding surface of the engine, principles
and theoretical calculations.
6. Air standard cycle, air cycle, our- fuel cycle, otto, Diesel and Dual cycle
7. Real cycles, ignition timing, injection timing, valve timing.
8. Super charge and Turbo – charging.
9. Fuels, combustion, Laminar and Turbulent Flame speeds. .
10. Knock, Octane no. and Cetane no.
11. Fuel metering, carburetor and injection system, theoretical relations.
12. ignition system, centrifugal and vacuum advances, principle of operations.
13. Friction and Lubrication in IC engines.
14. Rotary (Wankel) engines – their operations, advantages and disadvantages.
15. Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCC1) engines, their operation, advantage
and disadvantages.
16. Hybrid engines, different state of operation.
School of Mechanical Engineering
Undergraduate Course Outlines Sharif University of Technology

References
1. “Element of Interna; - Combustion Engines”. A. R, Rogowski – S.M.
2. “Combustion Engines Processes”, Laster C. Lichty.
3. “Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines”, Richard Stone, Second edition. The
Macmillan Press LTD 1992.
4. “Internal Combustion Engine Modeling”, J. I. Ramos, Hemisphere Publishing
Corporation 1989.
5. “Internal combustion Engine Fundamentals”, John B. Heywood. Mc Graw- Hill Book Co
1988.
6. “The Thermodynamics and Gas Dynamics of Internal – Combustion Engines”, Vol. II . J.
H. Horlock F. R> S. and D. E. winterbone, Clarendon Press. Oxford 1986.
7. “Internal Combustion Engine”, Colin R. Furguson, John Wiley 1986.
8. “Turbo – charging the Internal Combustion Engine”, N. Watson, M. S. Jonata 1982, The
Macmillan Press LTD.
9. “Internal Combustion Engines”, Rowland S. Benson. Oxford University Press 1982.
10. “Internal Combustion Engine”, Edward F. Obert. 3rd edition. Textbook Co. 1968.
11. “The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice”, Taylor. MIT Press 1966.

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