MAE 408 – Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals (BR2211)

1. Instructor: Dr. Tiegang Fang

Office: 3182 Broughton

e-mail: tfang2@ncsu.edu, (919)5155230

Class Meeting Times: M W F 11:20-12:10

Office Hours: Mon Fri 2:00-3:00 PM

Teaching Assistant:

Mr. Fei Zheng, Office hour: Tue 10:00 - 11:00 AM, BR 3196

Mr. Ji Zhang, Office hour: Thur 2:00 - 3:00PM, BR 4167

2. Course Prerequisites:

MAE 302

3. Student Learning Objectives:

The students will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge of the material covered in Internal Combustion Engines through their mastery of the following course objectives. Through the study of Internal Combustion Engines the student will be able to:

- Be familiar with common engine structure and operation characteristics

- Calculate and analyze the engine thermodynamic characteristics using air-standard cycles

- Calculate and analyze the chemical reaction for different fuels

- Be familiar with fuel properties for different engines

- Analyze the air induction and fuel supply processes for both SI and CI engines

- Analyze the combustion phenomena in SI and CI engines

- Analyze and calculate the emissions for SI and CI engines

- Understand the heat transfer, exhaust, and lubrication systems in engines

4. Text Book:

Engineering Fundamentals of the Internal Combustion Engine, 2nd Edition, Willard W. Pulkrabek, Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004.

5. Reference Book:

“Internal Combustion Engines: Applied Thermosciences”, by Colin R. Ferguson and Allan T. Kirkpatrick, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2001

“Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals”, by John B. Heywood, McGraw-Hill, 1988

“The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice”, by Charles F. Taylor, Second Edition, the M.I.T. Press, 1994

“The Romance of Engines”, by Takashi Suzuki, 1997, SAE International

“Internal fire”, by C.L. Jr Cummins, 1989, SAE International

The course syllabus can be found here, which includes the class schedule and grading policy.

Class Notes and HW Assignment

Some PPT presentations used in the class:

1. Introduction

2. Engine Classification and Structure

3. Engine Kinetics and Firing Intervals

4. Engine Operation Characteristics

5. Engine Performance and Testing

6. Thermodynamics Background and Engine Cycles

7. Fuels and Thermo-Chemistry

8. Fuel Properties

9. Air Induction

10. Fuel Delivery for Gasoline Engines

11. Fuel Delivery for Diesel Engines, handout for diesel fuel injection

12. Combustion in Spark-Ignition Engines, handout for SI engine knock

13. Combustion in Compression-Ignition Engines, handout for CI combustion

14. Pollutant Emissions from SI and CI Engines

15. Engine Emission Reduction

HW Assignments

1. HW1 due Sep. 5 before class, HW1 Solution

2. HW2 due Sep. 14 before class, HW2 Solution

3. HW3 due Sep. 28 before class, HW3 Solution

4. HW4 due Oct. 5 before class, HW4 Solution

5. HW5 due Oct. 26 before class, HW5 Solution

6. HW6 due Nov. 2 before class, HW6 Solution

7. HW7 due Nov. 28 before class, HW7 Solution

8. HW8 due Dec. 5 before class, HW8 Solution

Other Notice:

1. Notice of Exam 1

2. Exam 1 Review

3. Notice of Exam 2

4. Exam 2 Review

5. Exam 3 Review

6. Survey after Exam3

7. Final Exam Review

8. Sample problems for Final Exam

9. Solutions for Sample Problems

Note: The copyrights of the cited materials belong to the original authors. These materials are only used for instructional purposes of this course.

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