RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Thandalam, Chennai-602105

LESSON PLAN

Faculty Name

S.Mariappa

Subject Name

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES

Code

112302

Year

II

Semester

III

Degree & Branch

B.E. Automobile Engineering

Objective:

To explain the following in internal combustion engines used in automobiles

construction and operation

fuel systems in IC

combustion and combustion chambers

supercharging , turbo charging and engine testing

cooling and lubrication systems

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Internal Combustion Engines by V. Ganesan, 2007, Tata Mc Graw Hill
2. Ramalingam K.K., Internal Combustion Engines, Sci-Tech Publications, 2005.
REFERENCES

1. Advanced Engine Technology by Heisler, SAE Publication

2. Edward F. Obert Internal Combustion Engines
3. H.N. Gupta Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engines by, PHI
4. .Mathur and Sharma Intendamental Combustion Engines Dhanpat Rai and
Sons2002
5. John B. Heywood, Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engines,

S.No

Planned

Actual

Period/

Period

Hours

/Hours

Unit

Topic(s)

Book

Book
No.

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION

1
2

Introduction

Constructional details of spark ignition (SI)

engines

Constructional details of compression

ignition (CI) engines

Working principles of engines

Two stroke SI and CI engines construction

and working

Comparison of SI and CI enignes &four

stroke and two stroke engines

Engineclassifcation, firing order.

Otto, diesel and dual cycles.

10

Review
Test

10

FUEL SYSTEMS

11
12

11

II

Air fuel ratio requirements of SI engines,

13

12

II

Air fuel ratio and emissions,

14

13

II

Working of asimple fixed venturi

carburetor, Constant vacuum carburetor

15

14

II

Diesel fuel injectionsystems-Jerk pumps,

distributor pumps,

16

15

II

pintle and multihole nozzles,

17

16

II

Unit injector andcommon rail injection

systems

18

17

II

Injection pump calibration.

Need for a governor for diesel

19

18

II

engines. Description of a simple diesel

engine governor

20

19

II

Review

21

20

II

Test

COMBUSTION AND COMBUSTION

CHAMBERS

22
23

21

Introduction to combustion in SI and diesel

engines and stages of combustion.

24

22

Dependence of ignition timing on load and

speed

25

23

Knock in SI and CI engines.

26

24

Combustion
engines

27

25

28

26

29

27

Importance of Swirl, squish and turbulence.

30

28

Factors controlling combustion chamber

design.

31

29

32

30

chambers

for

SI

and

CI

Direct injection combustion

chambers for CI engines
Indirect injection combustion
chambers for CI engines

Review
Test
SUPERCHARGING , TURBOCHARGING
AND ENGINE TESTING

33
34

31

Supercharging and Turbocharging,

35

32

Different
methods
Intercooling

turbocharging,

33

Turbocharger controls including, waster

gate, variable geometry, variable nozzle
types.

36

of

37

34

Dynamometers

38

35

Indicated thermal, brake thermal and

volumetric efficiencies

39

36

Measurement of friction, Cylinder pressure

measurement.

40

37

Engine performance maps,

41

38

Engine testing standards.

42

39

43

40

44

Review
Test
COOLING AND LUBRICATION SYSTEMS

45

41

46

42

47

43

48

44

pressurized cooling systems

49

45

Properties of coolants

50

46

Requirements of lubrication systems

51

47

Types-mist, pressure feed, dry and wet

sump systems..

52

48

Properties of lubricants

53

49

54

50

Need for cooling systemsair and liquid cooling systems.

Thermo
syphon and forced circulation

Review
Test

T Text Book / R Reference Book

Total Hrs: 50