Lectures 12 hours (1 hour per week - all students)
Tutorials/Computer based lab sessions 22 hours (2 hours per week in group - maximum 25)

Effects of variation of engine parameters including ignition timing, fuel supply, valve timing and compression ratio.
Alternative engine concepts and compare these with conventional modes of operation.
Feasibility of operation of engines on alternative fuel sources to encompass ECU's, emissions and environmental issues.

Class Test - multiple choice - weighting 50% assessing all learning outcomes 1, 2, and 3.

Assignment (50%) involving a Computational Fluid Dynamic analysis of an engine system will assess learning outcome 2.

PC based software, Pro Engineer, Ricardo WAVE CFD Software

CE00564-5 Engine Design 1 and CE00566-5 Vehicle Aerodynamics 1 or equivalent

Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines, Richard Stone, 1999, ISBN 0 333 74013 0
Advanced Engine Technology, Heinz Heisler, 2002, ISBN 0 340 56822 4
Internal Combustion Engines, John B. Heywood, 1988, ISBN: 9780071004992
The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, Charles Fayette Taylor, 1985, Vol 1, ISBN: 026220052X and Vol 2 ISBN: 0262200511
Automotive Handbook (7th Edition), Bosch GmbH, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-7680-1953-7
Alternative Fuels - Chemical Energy Resources, E M Goodger, 1980, ISBN 0-333-25813-4
Electric Vehicle Technology explained, J Larminie and J Lowry, 2003, ISBN 0-470-85163-5
Hydrogen and other Alternative Fuels for Air and Ground Transportation, H W Pohl, 1995, ISBN 0-471-95336-9
Design and Simulation of Four-Stroke Engines, G.P. Blair, 1999, ISBN: 0-7680-0440-3
Thermofluids, K Sherwin & M Horsley, 1996, ISBN: 0-412-59800-0
Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfer, G. F. C. Rogers & Y. R. Mayhew, 1992, ISBN: 0-582-045665