18AU822: Advanced I.C. Engines AUTO Syllabus for BE 8th Sem 2018 Scheme VTU (Professional Elective-4)

Advanced I.C. Engines detailed Syllabus for Automobile Engineering (AUTO), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.

For all the other VTU AUTO 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Automobile Engineering 8th Sem 2018 Scheme.

For all the (Professional Elective-4) subjects refer to Professional Elective-4 Scheme. The detail syllabus for advanced i.c. engines is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Module 1

Combustion in Spark Ignition Engines: Thermodynamic analysis of SI engine Combustion: Burned and unburned mixture states. Analysis of cylinder pressure data, Combustion process characterization, Flame structure and speed; flame structure, laminar burning speeds, flame propagation relations, Cyclic variations in combustion, partial burning and misfire: definitions, causes of cycle-by-cycle and cylinder to cylinder variations, partial burning, misfire and engine stability. Spark Ignition: Ignition fundamentals, conventional ignition systems, alternative ignition systems, alternative ignition approaches, Abnormal Combustion: knock and surface ignition, knock fundamentals, fuel factors.

Module 2

Combustion in Compression Ignition Engines: Types of diesel combustion systems: Direct injection systems, indirect injection systems, comparison of different combustion systems, Analysis cylinder pressure data; combustion efficiency, DI engines, IDI engines, Fuel spray behaviour: Fuel injection, overall spray structure, atomization, spray penetration, droplet size distribution and spray evaporation, Ignition delay: definitions and discussion, fuel ignition quality, auto ignition fundamentals, physical properties affecting delay, effect of fuel properties.

Module 3

Module 4

Modern Developments in I. C. Engines: Lean burn engines, ceramic and adiabatic engines, Multi-valving, Tuned manifolding, camless valve gearing, variable valve timing, Turbo and supercharging-Waste gating, EGR, Part-load charge stratification in GDI systems. Sports vehicle engines, Stirling engines, MPFI engines -operation and performance.

Module 5

Special types of Engines: Introduction to working of startified charged engines, Wankel engine, variable compression engine, Surface ignition engines, free piston engines, Current engines and future trends (e.g. Convergence of SI and CI engine technology, Control developments, fuel quality), Effect of air cleaners and silencers on engine performance. Manifolds and Mixture Distribution: Intake system components, Discharge coefficient, Pressure drop, Air filter, Intake manifold, Connecting pipe, Exhaust system components, Exhaust manifold and exhaust pipe, Spark arresters, Waste heat recovery, Exhaust mufflers, Type of mufflers, exhaust manifold expansion.

Course Outcomes:

Question paper pattern:

The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
Each full question will be for 20 marks.
There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.

Text Books:

Internal Combustion Engines fundamentals John B. Heywood, McGraw Hill International Edition 1998
A course in I. C. Engines Mathur& Sharma DhanpatRai& sons, New Delhi 1994

Reference Books:

For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (AUTO) 8th Sem, visit Automobile Engineering 8th Sem Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE/B.Tech results, visit VTU BE/B.Tech all semester results.

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