The course deals with the most relevant topics relating to reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (ICE).
The aim of the course is to provide an adequate qualification in the field of reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) deepening some of the most important topics with special reference to the automotive application.
Lectures, practice and laboratory
Real cycles of SI and diesel engines: analysis of loss contributions - ICE energy balance - Fuel supply circuits of SI and diesel engines.
Air required for combustion - Combustion processes: general aspects and classifications - Premixed and diffusion flames - Combustion in spark ignition and diesel engines - Environmental impact phenomena - Pollutants formation processes and their effect on health and environment - ICE exhaust emissions control and aftertreatment.
Control engine parameters – Constant speed and constant load curves, engine performance maps – Part load operation of spark ignition and diesel engines – Analysis of engine performance and fuel consumption at different speed and load levels – Road vehicle performance simulation – Engine downsizing – Introduction to innovative engine regulating systems.
General aspects on ICE control – Layout and components of ICE electronic control systems: sensors, ECU, actuators – Open and closed loop control - Components and operation of the main electronic control systems in automotive SI and Diesel engines.
Engine-compressor matching in mechanical supercharging and turbocharging - Determination of turbocharger operating conditions – Constant pressure and pulse turbocharging - Torque characteristic curves of supercharged and turbocharged engines – Turbocharger control systems (waste-gate valve, variable geometry turbines) - Alternative charging systems.
Test bench measurements on an engine or a turbocharging system for automotive application.
Ricevimento: By appointment (please send an e-mail to massimo.capobianco@unige.it).
MASSIMO CAPOBIANCO (President)
PIETRO ZUNINO (President)
DARIO BARSI
DAVIDE LENGANI
SILVIA MARELLI
ANDREA PERRONE
LUCA RATTO
FRANCESCA SATTA
DANIELE SIMONI
GIORGIO ZAMBONI
Wednesday 21st September 2016.
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
Oral test.
- Basic thermodynamic and fluid dynamics knowledge.
- Basic knowledge on ICE: ICE classification, components and nomenclature, main operational parameters – Ideal and real operation of 2 and 4 stroke engines – Indicated diagrams, indicated and brake mean effective pressure, engine power correlations. Reference thermodynamic cycles for SI and diesel engines.
