Module Descriptors
ENGINE DESIGN 1
MECH50641
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Debi Roberts
Email: debi.roberts@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- LAB BASED CLASS TEST (Allocate Slot on ExTimetable SUG2) weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Class Test - multiple choice - weighting 50% assessing all learning outcomes 1, 2, and 3.
Assignment weighting 50% involving a 2500 word written investigation into an outline engine design specification will assess learning outcomes 1 and 2.
Assignment weighting 50% involving a 2500 word written investigation into an outline engine design specification will assess learning outcomes 1 and 2.
Module Indicative Content
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.
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.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures 24 hours
Tutorials 12 hours
Tutorials 12 hours
Module Resources
PC based software, Pro Engineer
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00432-1 Essential Mechanics and Fluids or equivalent
Module Texts
Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines, Richard Stone, 1999, ISBN 0 333 74013 0
Advanced Engine Technology, Heinz Heisler, 1995 ISBN 0 340 56822 4
The thermodynamics and gas dynamics of internal combustion engines, Rowland S Benson, 1982, ISBN 0198562101
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
Thermofluids, K Sherwin & M Horsley, 1996, ISBN: 0 412 59800 0
Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfe, G. F. C. Rogers and Y. R. Mayhew, 1992, ISBN: 0 582 045665
Thermodynamics, Combustion and Engines, Brian E Milton, 1995, ISBN: 0 412 53840 7
Advanced Engine Technology, Heinz Heisler, 1995 ISBN 0 340 56822 4
The thermodynamics and gas dynamics of internal combustion engines, Rowland S Benson, 1982, ISBN 0198562101
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
Thermofluids, K Sherwin & M Horsley, 1996, ISBN: 0 412 59800 0
Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfe, G. F. C. Rogers and Y. R. Mayhew, 1992, ISBN: 0 582 045665
Thermodynamics, Combustion and Engines, Brian E Milton, 1995, ISBN: 0 412 53840 7