Module Descriptors
AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
MECH60703
Key Facts
School of Digital, Technologies and Arts
Level 6
30 credits
Contact
Leader: John-Glen Swanson
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 276
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
PC based software, Ricardo WAVE CFD Software, Adams MSc Software, CHAM Phoenics CFD, Ansys FEA
Module Texts
Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines, Richard Stone, 1999, ISBN: 0 333 74013 0 (Palgrave MacMillan)
Advanced Engine Technology, Heinz Heisler, 1995, ISBN: 978 0 340 568224 (Butterworth-Heinemann)
Internal Combustion Engines, John B. Heywood, 1988, ISBN: 9780071004992 (McGraw-Hill)
The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, Charles Fayette Taylor, 1985, Vol 1, ISBN: 026220052 X and Vol 2 ISBN: 0262200511 (MIT Press)
Automotive Handbook (8th Edition), Bosch GmbH, 2011, ISBN: 978-0-7680-1953-7 (Bentley Publishers)
Alternative Fuels - Chemical Energy Resources, E M Goodger, 1980, ISBN: 0-333-25813-4
(MacMillan)
Electric Vehicle Technology explained, J Larminie and J Lowry, 2003, ISBN: 0-470-85163-5
(Wiley)
Hydrogen and other Alternative Fuels for Air and Ground Transportation, H W Pohl, 1995, ISBN: 0-471-95336-9 (Wiley)
Design and Simulation of Four-Stroke Engines, G.P. Blair, 1999, ISBN: 0-7680-0440-3 (SAE)
Thermofluids, K Sherwin & M Horsley, 1996, ISBN: 0-412-59800-0 (Chapman and Hall)
Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfer, G. F. C. Rogers & Y. R. Mayhew, 1992, ISBN: 0-582-045665 (Longmann)
Blundell Mike. The Multibody Approach to Vehicle Dynamics, 2004, ISBN: 0750651121 (Elsevier)
Happien Smith Julian. An Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design, 2001, ISBN: 0-7506-5044-3
(Butterworth-Heinemann)
Advanced Vehicle Technology, Heinz Heisler, 2002, ISBN 0750651318 (SAE)
Race Car Vehicle Dynamics, William F Milliken, 1995, ISBN 1560915269 (SAE)
Introduction to Race Car Engineering, Warren Rowley, 2004, ISBN 9780973432008 (Rowley Race Dynamics)
Tune to Win, Carroll Smith, 1978, ISBN 0-9651600-3-3 (Aero Publishers)
Drive to Win, Carroll Smith, 1996, ISBN 0-9651600-0-9 (Carroll Smith Consulting)
The Racing and High Performance Tire, Paul Haney, 2003, ISBN 0-9646414-2-9 (SAE)
Tyre and Vehicle Dynamics, Hans B Pacejka, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7506-6918-4 (Elsevier)
'Fundamentals of Thermodynamics' 6th Edition, R E Sonntag, C Borgnakke, G.J.Van Wylen,2002, Wiley ISBN: 0471428833
'An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Finite Volume Method, H.K. Versteeg, W. Malalasekra, Prentice Hall ISBN: 0582218845
'Fundamental Fluid Mechanics - 5th Edition, Bruce R. Munson, Donald F. Young, Theodore H. Okiishi, 2005,Wiley
Katz, J. Race Car Aerodynamics, Robert Bentley Publ. Cambridge, MA, 1995, ISBN: 0837601428
Hucho, W.H. (editor) Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, 4th Edition, SAE International 1998, ISBN: 0768000297
Phoenics software guide, CHAM Software.
Advanced Engine Technology, Heinz Heisler, 1995, ISBN: 978 0 340 568224 (Butterworth-Heinemann)
Internal Combustion Engines, John B. Heywood, 1988, ISBN: 9780071004992 (McGraw-Hill)
The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, Charles Fayette Taylor, 1985, Vol 1, ISBN: 026220052 X and Vol 2 ISBN: 0262200511 (MIT Press)
Automotive Handbook (8th Edition), Bosch GmbH, 2011, ISBN: 978-0-7680-1953-7 (Bentley Publishers)
Alternative Fuels - Chemical Energy Resources, E M Goodger, 1980, ISBN: 0-333-25813-4
(MacMillan)
Electric Vehicle Technology explained, J Larminie and J Lowry, 2003, ISBN: 0-470-85163-5
(Wiley)
Hydrogen and other Alternative Fuels for Air and Ground Transportation, H W Pohl, 1995, ISBN: 0-471-95336-9 (Wiley)
Design and Simulation of Four-Stroke Engines, G.P. Blair, 1999, ISBN: 0-7680-0440-3 (SAE)
Thermofluids, K Sherwin & M Horsley, 1996, ISBN: 0-412-59800-0 (Chapman and Hall)
Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfer, G. F. C. Rogers & Y. R. Mayhew, 1992, ISBN: 0-582-045665 (Longmann)
Blundell Mike. The Multibody Approach to Vehicle Dynamics, 2004, ISBN: 0750651121 (Elsevier)
Happien Smith Julian. An Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design, 2001, ISBN: 0-7506-5044-3
(Butterworth-Heinemann)
Advanced Vehicle Technology, Heinz Heisler, 2002, ISBN 0750651318 (SAE)
Race Car Vehicle Dynamics, William F Milliken, 1995, ISBN 1560915269 (SAE)
Introduction to Race Car Engineering, Warren Rowley, 2004, ISBN 9780973432008 (Rowley Race Dynamics)
Tune to Win, Carroll Smith, 1978, ISBN 0-9651600-3-3 (Aero Publishers)
Drive to Win, Carroll Smith, 1996, ISBN 0-9651600-0-9 (Carroll Smith Consulting)
The Racing and High Performance Tire, Paul Haney, 2003, ISBN 0-9646414-2-9 (SAE)
Tyre and Vehicle Dynamics, Hans B Pacejka, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7506-6918-4 (Elsevier)
'Fundamentals of Thermodynamics' 6th Edition, R E Sonntag, C Borgnakke, G.J.Van Wylen,2002, Wiley ISBN: 0471428833
'An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Finite Volume Method, H.K. Versteeg, W. Malalasekra, Prentice Hall ISBN: 0582218845
'Fundamental Fluid Mechanics - 5th Edition, Bruce R. Munson, Donald F. Young, Theodore H. Okiishi, 2005,Wiley
Katz, J. Race Car Aerodynamics, Robert Bentley Publ. Cambridge, MA, 1995, ISBN: 0837601428
Hucho, W.H. (editor) Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, 4th Edition, SAE International 1998, ISBN: 0768000297
Phoenics software guide, CHAM Software.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CESENG20119-4 Automotive Engineering Studies/ CESENG20120-5 Automotive Vehicle Design or equivalents
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures 24 hours
Module Additional Assessment Details
An approx. 6000 word report assessing all learning outcomes.
Module Indicative Content
This module will build on your skills in the research and analysis of automotive problems and the presenting of ideas, information and solutions to a professional audience.
You will choose an area of automotive analysis to focus your research and analysis on.
You will become more aware of the role of computer analysis software to form meaningful and scientific conclusions on automotive problems.
You will develop a high level of competence in the software packages to accurately analyse problems supported by research and theory.
You will choose an area of automotive analysis to focus your research and analysis on.
You will become more aware of the role of computer analysis software to form meaningful and scientific conclusions on automotive problems.
You will develop a high level of competence in the software packages to accurately analyse problems supported by research and theory.