Module Descriptors
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING STUDIES
MECH40700
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 4
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Debi Roberts
Email: debi.roberts@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- CLASS-TEST weighted at 50%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
PC based software, Pro Engineer
Module Texts
An Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design, 2001, Julian Happian Smith, ISBN 0750650443 (Butterworth-Heinemann)
Advanced Vehicle Technology, 2002, Heinz Heisler ISBN 0750651318 (SAE)
Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines, 1999, Richard Stone, ISBN 0 333 74013 0 (Palgrave MacMillan)
Advanced Engine Technology, 1995, Heinz Heisler, ISBN: 978 0 340 568224 (Butterworth-Heinemann)
The thermodynamics and gas dynamics of internal combustion engines, 1982, Rowland S Benson, ISBN 0198562101 (Clarendon)
Internal combustion engines: a detailed introduction to the thermodynamics of spark and compression ignition engines, their design and development , Rowland S. Benson and N. D. Whitehouse, 1979, ISBN 0080227201 (Pergammon)
Thermofluids, K Sherwin & M Horsley, 1996, ISBN: 0 412 59800 0 (Chapman and Hall)
Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfer, G. F. C. Rogers and Y. R. Mayhew, 1992, ISBN: 0 582 045665 (Longmann)
Thermodynamics, Combustion and Engines, Brian E Milton, 1995, ISBN: 0
412 53840 7 (Chapman and Hall)
Advanced Vehicle Technology, 2002, Heinz Heisler ISBN 0750651318 (SAE)
Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines, 1999, Richard Stone, ISBN 0 333 74013 0 (Palgrave MacMillan)
Advanced Engine Technology, 1995, Heinz Heisler, ISBN: 978 0 340 568224 (Butterworth-Heinemann)
The thermodynamics and gas dynamics of internal combustion engines, 1982, Rowland S Benson, ISBN 0198562101 (Clarendon)
Internal combustion engines: a detailed introduction to the thermodynamics of spark and compression ignition engines, their design and development , Rowland S. Benson and N. D. Whitehouse, 1979, ISBN 0080227201 (Pergammon)
Thermofluids, K Sherwin & M Horsley, 1996, ISBN: 0 412 59800 0 (Chapman and Hall)
Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfer, G. F. C. Rogers and Y. R. Mayhew, 1992, ISBN: 0 582 045665 (Longmann)
Thermodynamics, Combustion and Engines, Brian E Milton, 1995, ISBN: 0
412 53840 7 (Chapman and Hall)
Module Learning Strategies
36 hours lectures
36 hours practical labs (including 18 hours of Technical Instruction/supervision)
36 hours practical labs (including 18 hours of Technical Instruction/supervision)
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework - Assignments, incorporating analysis, diagrams and 3,000 word written work. 50% Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3
Class Test length 2 hours - multiple choice - weighting 50% assessing learning outcome 4. (final)
Class Test length 2 hours - multiple choice - weighting 50% assessing learning outcome 4. (final)
Module Indicative Content
Vehicle Chassis designs, evolution, concepts, mountings.
Transmission, principles of design and operation of gearboxes, clutches, differentials.
Suspension: comparison of different tyres, principles of design for suspension geometry.
Steering mechanisms and applications.
Four stroke and two stroke engine operating cycles.
Operation and requirements of primary engine components and sub-systems.
Theories of thermodynamics (ideal air standard cycles) and the comparison of ideal cycles with mechanical cycles.
Transmission, principles of design and operation of gearboxes, clutches, differentials.
Suspension: comparison of different tyres, principles of design for suspension geometry.
Steering mechanisms and applications.
Four stroke and two stroke engine operating cycles.
Operation and requirements of primary engine components and sub-systems.
Theories of thermodynamics (ideal air standard cycles) and the comparison of ideal cycles with mechanical cycles.