MECH401 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
| Course Code: | 3650401 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ORHAN YILDIRIM |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this program students will be able to:
- accomplish a thermodynamic cycle analysis of an internal combustion engine,
- apply such an analysis for calculating the cyclic gas forces to be used in a preliminary design,
- understand the physics of engine cyclic processes such as induction, compression, combustion, expansion and exhaust both descriptively and analytically,
- learn the operation and description of various engine auxiliary systems such as induction, ignition, fuel injection, cooling and lubrication systems,
- have acquired a comprehensive insight of an internal combustion engine and how it is applied.
Course Content
Thermodynamic cycle analysis of gas exchange, compression, expansion and combustion processes with dissociation. Mechanism of combustion. Fuel and additive characteristics. Real cycles. Performance characteristics. Brief analysis of the fuel metering and ignition systems, exhaust emissions and control systems, heat transfer, friction and lubrication systems.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will have:
- Ability to apply the first law of thermodynamics to a practical system
- Ability to make thermodynamic cycle calculations aimed at a preliminary design.
- Ability to evaluate the performance of IC engines in critical manner
- Learning the operation of and the identification with respect to field of application of the various auxiliary systems of IC engines
- Learning to test and evaluate the performance of IC engines
- Learning the environmental impact of IC engines and how they affect their future and the means of handling these problems
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economic considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution