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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 50%, EX 50% |
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| Description:
| Aims: * To examine the technology, operation and application of IC engines and to analyse the criteria governing IC engine design, performance, combustion and emissions. * To introduce the students to the broader social and economic factors which govern the design and development of vehicles and transportation systems. * To provide a knowledge of alternative automotive powertrain systems and advanced engine developments. * To provide an appreciation of experimental and analytical methods and procedures relevant to engine and vehicle development. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit a student will be able to: * Discuss the parameters that define IC engine performance. * Identify the distinct operating characteristics of different classifications of IC engines. * Describe the thermodynamic and mechanical constraints governing engine design. * Explain the environmental issues concerning future IC engine development. * Identify the different alternative automotive propulsion systems and their operating characteristics. * Describe the advanced IC engine developments taking place with regard to achieving lower fuel consumption and emissions. * Explain the impact of environmental and social issues on transport legislation and vehicle manufacture. Skills: * Problem solving * Numeracy * working independently * written communication and writing for publication * working as part of a group. Content: Thermodynamic and mechanical principles; combustion and fuels; spark and compression ignition engines; fuelling systems; induction, in-cylinder and exhaust processes; emission formation and reduction/prevention; automotive emission legislation; case studies; introduction to IC engine simulation techniques. Technology implications of developing alternative automotive propulsion systems; IC engine emission characteristics and emission reduction developments. Use of alternative fuels, technological and resource implications: GTL, BTL, biofuels, Hydrogen. Alternative automotive powertrains including regenerative and hybrid systems. The global and legislative perspective on transport issues. Environmental aspects and the use of natural resources. |
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ME50349 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Mechanical Engineering
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