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MF203U Internal Combustion Engines Basic Course II, Commissioned Education 6.0 credits

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Headings with content from the Course syllabus MF203U (Autumn 2015–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The contents intend to give a solid base for development work, production and application of piston engines with internal combustion, with a focus on diesel and Otto engines, which mainly implies:

  • A general orientation around the properties of the engine
  • A survey of the engine's mechanical design with a focus on important components
  • The thermodynamics of engines
  • The combustion of engines
  • Exhaust emissions, how these are formed and reduced, and their influence on man and the environment
  • Fuels and their influence on the environment
  • Legal requirement

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

  • Describe the basic mechanical design of the piston engine
  • Describe how the choice of engine configuration influences the vibrations of the engine
  • Describe the function of the cooling system and its included components
  • Describe the function of the lubrication system and its included components
  • Calculate basic thermodynamic data for a complete work cycle in an engine
  • Calculate required amount of fuel for stoichiometric combustion of some common fuels
  • Account for combustion system function in the Otto engine
  • Account for the emission formation in the Otto engine
  • Account for how the emissions are controlled in the Otto engine
  • Account for combustion system function in the diesel engine
  • Account for the emission formation in the diesel engine
  • Account for how the emissions are controlled in the diesel engine
  • Describe how legal requirements influence the engine development

Literature and preparations

Recommended prerequisites

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Equipment

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Literature

Richard Stone, Introduction to internal combustion engines

Bosch Automotive handbook

Material from lectures in the course

Material from seminars in the course

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • INL1 - Hand in Exercise, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • LAB1 - Laboration, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • SEM1 - Seminar, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Mechanical Engineering

Education cycle

Second cycle

Add-on studies

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