This Internal Combustion Engines Fundamentals course studies the fundamentals of how the design and operation of internal combustion engines affect their performance, efficiency, fuel requirements, and environmental impact. Topics include fluid flow, thermodynamics, combustion, heat transfer and friction phenomena, and fuel properties, with reference to engine power, efficiency, and emissions.
Students examine the design features and operating characteristics of different types of internal combustion engines: spark-ignition, diesel, stratified-charge, and mixed-cycle engines.
- Discuss in detail the basic functioning and component interaction in a modern internal combustion engine, specifically; two and four-stroke cycles as they relate to reciprocating and rotary engine designs
- Describe the general thermodynamic concepts governing the operation of an internal combustion engine and its various cycles
- Compare the principle operational differences of the various fuels used in internal combustion engines, their availability, and summarize the applicability of each
- Discuss the function and operation of all major components and systems within a modern internal combustion engine
- Identify the operational principles behind the timing and working relationships among all internal components, and articulate the importance of this inter-relationship
- Recognize the limitations of the current designs and implementations of the modern internal combustion engine
- Perform a basic assessment and evaluation of new, cutting-edge designs and new powertrain initiatives as they apply to the mobility industry
- Air-Heat-Fuel Interaction
- Gasoline Characteristics
- Gasoline Characteristics
- Ignition and Combustion Phases
- Three Major Engine Types
- Comparing Engine Types
- Combustion Cycle Circuits
- Combustion/Ignition Technologies
- Energy Conversion Components
- Operating Cycles and Selection
- Fast Burn vs. Explosion
- Spark Ignition vs. Compression Ignition
- Operating Cycle Limitations
- Stroked vs. Rotary Eccentric Cycle Engines
- Common Thermodynamic Cycles
- Thermal Management and Performance Prediction
- Combustion and Stoichiometric Ratio
- Fluid Dynamics in Closed Channels
- Emissions Economics and Air/Fuel Ratio
- Venturi Principles and Applications
- Carbureted Fuel/Air Management Components
- Fuel Injection Systems and Components
- Emission Production Causes
- Valve System Components
- Camshaft Operational Characteristics
- Camshaft and Crankshaft Relationships
- Camshaft Lobe Positions
- Valve Actuation Timing and Design Compromise
- Low and High Engine Rotational Speeds
- Hydrocarbon-based Fuel Composition
- Pump Number, Octane, and Cetane Ratings
- Combustion By-products
- Laminar Flow Regime and Flame Propagation
- Compression Ratio and Combustion Efficiency
- Compression Ratio and Combustion Head Design
- Spark Ignition vs. Compression Ignition
- Spark Ignition Systems and Components
- Ignition System Development and Emission Reduction
- Ignition Theory
- Spark Plug Heat Ranges
- Ignition Timing
- Emission Formation and Levels
- Emission Control Components and Systems
- Valve Timing and Variable Actuation for Emission Control
- Thermodynamics and Efficiency Measures
- Bottom Half Hardware Components
- Movable Cylinder Parts
- Balancing Theory
Training can take place in 4 formats:
- Self-paced
- Blended learning
- Instructor-led online (webinar)
- Instructor-led offline (classroom)
Description of training formats:
- Self-paced learning or e-Learning means you can learn in your own time and control the amount of material to consume. There is no need to complete the assignments and take the courses at the same time as other learners.
- Blended learning or "hybrid learning" means you can combine Self-paced learning or e-Learning with traditional instructor-led classroom or webinar activities. This approach requires physical presence of both teacher and student in physical or virtual (webinars) classrooms or workshops. Webinar is a seminar or presentation that takes place on the internet, allowing participants in different locations to see and hear the presenter, ask questions, and sometimes answer polls.
- Instructor-led training, or ILT, means that the learning can be delivered in a lecture or classroom format, as an interactive workshop, as a demonstration under the supervision and control of qualified trainer or instructor with the opportunity for learners to practice, or even virtually, using video-conferencing tools.
When forming groups of students, special attention is paid to important criteria - the same level of knowledge and interests among all students of the course, in order to maintain stable group dynamics during training.
Group dynamics is the development of a group in time, which is caused by the interaction of participants with each other and external influence on the group. In other words, these are the stages that the training group goes through in the process of communicating with the coach and among themselves.
The optimal group size for different types of training:
- Self-paced / E-learning: 1
- Instructor-led off-line (classroom): 6 – 12
- Instructor-led on-line (webinar): 6 – 12
- Blended learning: 6 – 12
- Workshop: 6 – 12
- On-the-job: 2 – 4
- Simulator: 1 – 2
Feedback in the form of assessments and recommendations is given to students during the course of training with the participation of an instructor and is saved in the course card and student profile.
In order to control the quality of the services provided, students can evaluate the quality and training programme. Forms of assessment of the quality of training differ for courses with the participation of an instructor and those that are held in a self-paced format.
For courses with an instructor, start and end dates are indicated. At the same time, it is important to pay attention to the deadlines for passing tests, exams and practical tasks. If the specified deadlines are missed, the student may not be allowed to complete the entire course programme.
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During the training, you may encounter various forms of testing and knowledge testing. The most common assessment methods are:
- preliminary (base-line assessment) - to determine the current level of knowledge and adapt the personal curriculum
- intermediate - to check the progress of learning
- final - to complete training and final assessment of knowledge and skills, can be in the form of a project, testing or practical exam
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Conducting classes is based on the fact that the teacher demonstrates text, drawings, graphics, presentations on an interactive board, while the content appears in the student's electronic notebook. A specially designed digital notepad and pen are used to create and edit text and images that can be redirected to any surface via a projector.
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Real-life training uses the principles of game organization, which allows future professionals to rehearse and hone their skills in a virtual emergency. Learning as a game provides an opportunity to establish a connection between the learning activity and real life.
The technology provides the following learning opportunities:
- Focused on the needs of the user
- Instant feedback
- Independent decision making and choice of actions
- Better assimilation and memorization of the material
- Adaptive pace of learning tailored to the individual needs of the student
- Better transfer of skills learned in a learning situation to real conditions
Basic principles of training:
- A gradual increase in the level of difficulty in the game;
- Using a simplified version of a problem situation;
- Action in a variable gaming environment;
- The right choice is made through experimentation.
The main advantages of Game Based Learning technology:
- Low degree of physical risk and liability
- Motivation to learn while receiving positive emotions from the process;
- Practice - mirroring the real situation
- Timely feedback
- Choice of different playing roles
- Learning in collaboration
- Developing your own behavior strategy
Conducting practical classes online using remote access technologies for presentations, multimedia solutions and virtual reality:
- Laboratory workshops that simulate the operation of expensive bench equipment in real production
- Virtual experiment, which is visually indistinguishable from a remote real experiment performed
- Virtual instruments, which are an exact copy of real instruments
- Mathematical modeling to clarify the physical characteristics, chemical content of the investigated object or phenomenon.