34957 - Internal Combustion Engines (2nd cycle)

Academic Year 2010/2011

  • Docente: Davide Moro
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: ING-IND/08
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Mechanical Engineering (cod. 8202)

Learning outcomes

The student learns the specific issues relating to the operation and modeling of internal combustion engines, both spark and compression ignition.

Course contents

Development of a zero-dimensional model for an internal combustion engine: evaluation of the trend of the main termo-dynamic quantities inside the cycle and of the performance in terms of torque, power, cylinder filling and fuel compsunction. Characteristic curves at full and partial load: comparison between spark ignition and spontaneous ignition engines. Reduction of the zero-dimensional model to obtain a real-time simulator of the engine behaviour.
Gasoline feeding in spark-ignition engines: an outline on carburettor systems, architecture of the electronic injection systems and the speed-density, (a,N) and MAF methodologies for the estimation of the air mass required by the engine. Air fuel ratio close loop control by means of the lambda sensor. Stoichiometric air fuel ratio control during throttle transient. Compensation of the fuel deposition on the ducts wall: the fluid film Aquino model. The Drive-by-Wire systems. Knock and emission control.
Compression ignition engines: evolution of the injection system for compression ignition engines (single injection pump, single pump with distributor, injector unit and common rail systems). Emission control in compression ignition engines.
Two stroke engines and dynamic and volumetric supercharging.
Stratified or homogeneous charge direct injection spark ignition engines: performance comparison. Un-throttled spark ignition engines.
Outline on  gasoline and Diesel homogeneous combustion compression ignition engines (HCCI).

Readings/Bibliography

The didactic material will be give to the student by the teacher

Teaching methods

Lectures and use of computer projection.

Assessment methods

The examination consists of an oral colloquium.

Teaching tools

In the course will be shown in detail the development of a zero-dimensional thermodynamic engine simulation code, from which a real time simulation code will be extracted and utilized for the description of the basic functions of injection control in an SI engine.

The projection from a laptop computer will be used for a description and analysis of results obtained by the models developed.

Office hours

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