QUARTER: Spring 2002

COURSE NUMBER: MIM 1570

INSTRUCTOR: Yiannis A. Levendis

OFFICE: 267 SN

PHONE: 373-3806

E-MAIL: yal@coe.neu.edu
COURSE WEBSITE:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course presents the concepts and theories of operation of internal combustion engines based upon the fundamental engineering sciences of thermodynamics, gas dynamics, heat transfer and mechanics. Discusses the design and operating characteristics of conventional spark-ignition (gasoline), compression-ignition (diesel), Wankel (rotary) and stratified charged spark-ignition engines. Thermodynamic ideal cycles are analyzed and compared to actual cycles. Fuel and air induction and exhaust processes as well as engine fuel metering and manifold phenomena are examined. Pollutant formation and control are discussed and engine operating characteristics are assessed. Engine/transmission/road-load characteristics of vehicles are calculated.

COURSE PREREQUISITES: Thermodynamics I and II, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To understand the operation of internal combustion engines. To perform theoretical calculations to obtain thermodynamic efficiencies and then assess operating losses. To calculate engine operating parameters. To understand the implications of a tradeoff between performance, efficiency, emissions. To assess the relation between engine power output to the required power for vehicle propulsion. To discuss and evaluate the design of engine components.

COURSE TOPICS:

• Engine Types and their Operation (Ch.1)
• Gas Cycles  (Ch. 2)
• Fuels and Lubricants and Combustion Thermodynamics (Ch. 10, 3)
• Fuel-Air  Cycles (Ch. 4)
• Engine Testing and Control (Ch. 5)
• Friction, Heat Transfer (Ch. 6,8)
• Air Fuel and Exhaust Flow (Ch. 7)
• Combustion and Emissions (Ch. 9)
• Overall Engine Performance (Ch. 10)

OFFICE HOURS: T, F:  9:15-10:30 am, W: 2:50-3:55

TA : The teaching assistants for the course will be Mr. Sergio Ugarte and Ms. Zhenlei  Wang.

COURSE GRADE:

HOMEWORK: Six homework sets and one project will be assigned and will be
collected at announced dates, at the beginning of the class period.

ATTENDANCE: Class and laboratory attendance and participation is VERY IMPORTANT and will be assigned 15% of the grade.

One experimental session,  2 hrs-long , will be organized.

EXAMINATIONS: There will be one one-hour mid-term examination and a 2-hour final. The final examination will cover the entire course. No make-up exams will be given without medical reasons.
ALL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE OPEN NOTES, OPEN BOOK.

COURSE GRADE:
25% homework (six sets)
10% project
20% midterm examination
30% final
15% class and lab participation and reports

DATES:
MIDTERM EXAM: Friday April 3, Ch. 1-4 and 10.
FINAL EXAM: Tuesday June 4, 8 am, cumulative.

SUGGESTED REFERENCES: Internal Combustion Engines Fundamentals, by John Heywood.

CLASS SCHEDULE: Classes on T, F  at 10:30-11:35 am and W at 4:05 -5:10 pm.

CONTRIBUTION TO PROFESSIONAL COMPONENTS:
The course contributes 4 quarter hours to the engineering topic requirement. It also contributes to the general education requirement by including the following ACE goals: thinking skills, problem solving skills, information literacy and connections between theory and practice.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
This course partially satisfies educational objectives 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7.

PREPARED BY: Yiannis A. Levendis

NU Honor Code Agreement: "Include a link to the honor code on the College of Engineering website. Also include the following statement: All University courses are conducted in accordance with the Northeastern University honor code."