BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani

Pilani Campus
Instruction Division

12/01/2015
In addition to part-I (general handout for all courses in the time-table), this handout provides the specific
details regarding the course.

Course No.: ME F242

Course Title: I C Engines.
Instructor-in-charge: RAVI INDER SINGH
Instructors: Anil Jindal and Dileep Kumar Gupta
Scope and Objective: This course has been design to make the students familiar with the internal
combustions engines, working principle of different engines, combustion, performance testing and
alternative fuels Emission control of engines.

Text Book:
V.Ganesan, Internal Combustion Engines, Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co. Ltd, New Delhi, 4th Edition.
Reference Book:
1. M. L. Mathur, R. P. Sharma, “A Course in Internal Combustion Engines”, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, New
Delhi, 2005.
2. H.N. Gupta, “Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engines”, Prentice Hall of India, 2nd Edition, 2013.
Course Plan:
Lect. Learning Objectives Topics to be covered Ref to
No text
1. Introduction to IC Engines Concept of IC engine, parts of IC Engines, and Ch-I
classifications.
2. Working of 4-stroke engine and Valve timing and port timing diagrams and it’s Class
2 stroke engine. importance and working of engines. Notes.
3. Combustion in SI Engine Factors influencing combustion of SI Engine. Ch.11
4. Combustion in SI Engines Combustion and control in SI Engines.
5. Combustion in CI Engines Combustion and factors affecting Combustion.
6. Fuel air cycles and analysis Comparison and analysis of Air standard cycle Ch.3
7. Actual cycles and analysis with fuel –air cycle. Deviation of actual cycle from Ch.4
8. Types of fuels ideal cycle, Factors influencing the performance. and
Conventional fuels and combustion. Ch.5
9. Alternate fuels Alternate fuels for IC engines and their Ch. 6
10. Performance of alternate fuels. combustion characteristics
11. Carburetion. Types of carburetors and their use in IC Engines. Ch. 7
12. Fuel Injection system. Principle of carburetion. Fuel injection Ch.8
13. Electronic injection components in CI engines and their importance. and
Ch.9
14. Friction and Lubrication. Lubrication system of IC engine and their Ch.12,
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Lect. Learning Objectives Topics to be covered Ref to

No text
15. Engine cooling working. Types of cooling system and Ch.13
16. Emission and control temperature control. Engine emission and and
17. Pollution control of IC Engines. pollution control and norms of emission. Ch.14.
18. Performance testing of IC Performance testing of IC Engines, Heat balance Ch. 15
Engines test load test, Morse test and other methods of Ch.16
19. Load test performance evaluation of IC Engines. Methods and
20. Heat balance test of increasing volumetric efficiency. Wankel Ch.18
21. Supercharging and turbo Engines.
chargers
22. Rotary IC Engines
Evaluation Scheme:
Components Numbers Duration Weight Max. Marks Date & Remarks
of Tests age (%) 200 Time
Mid semester test. 1 90 min 20 40 13/3 9:00 Closed Book
- 10:30
AM
Tutorial Tests 2 50 min. 20 20 Each 21.2.2015 Open book
[2* 20=40] 18.4.2015
Class(Lecture) 2 50 min. 20 20 Each Any day Closed book
Performance/Participation [2* 20=40] #One before
mid sem
#One after
midsem
Comprehensive 1 180 min. 40 80 12/5 FN Closed Book
Examination
Mid-semester: Theory and Numerical, Four Questions with Subparts] In the month of March.
Tutorials Test [Objective type, Numerical(10 in Number) GATE pattern with Negative Marking.
Syllabus for Ist Tutorial Test : Lecture no. 1 to 10, Syllabus for 2nd Tutorial Test: Lecture no. 14 to 21
Class(Lecture) Performance/participation: Theory Questions/Class Notes [Objective type(20 Questions)
with Negative Marking]
Comprehensive Examination: [Theory and Numerical, Eight Questions with subparts]
Chamber Consultation Hours: 4.00-5.00 PM [M, F] Chamber No. 2230
Notices: All notices related to this course will be put on the Mechanical Engineering Department notice
board only or Nalanda Website.
Make-up Policy: Make-up will be given only to the genuine students. (documentary proof is essential). No
make-up will be allowed for the Tutorial tests and Class performance/participation tests.

Dr. Ravi Inder Singh

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ME F242 IC Engines

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