OVERVIEW

The course deals with the most relevant topics relating to internal combustion engines for the automotive field, to aeronautical engines (air propulsion systems) and to energy conversion plants.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course presents operational and functional concepts on internal combustion engines for the automotive field, on aeronautical engines (air propulsion systems) and on energy conversion plants. Moreover, the main numerical and experimental techniques for analysis of machines and energy systems will be presented.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures on the different items presented in the course programme and experimental activities on different test rigs, focusing on specific arguments developed within the course.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Experimental investigation on reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (ICE): measuring equipment, test facility set-up, ICE installation on dynamometer test bench, evaluation of engine performance, fuel consumption, ICE pollutant emissions. Experimental definition of automotive turbocharger performance. Experience at the Internal Combustion Engine Laboratory of DIME Department.

Environmental impact of energy systems. Renewable energy sources: plant typologies. Distributed generation: basic aspects, plant typologies, and applications. Co-generation and tri-generation: applications of these technologies with the main energy systems. Calculation of thermodynamic balances and performance parameters for plants with the W-TEMP software: operative practice.

Turbomachines for energy and aeronautical propulsion – Types of turbomachines and application fields; performance parameters; work exchanged between machine and fluid; loss sources and correlations. Turbomachines for energy production. Turbomachines for aeronautical propulsion: propulsion system architectures (turbojet, turbofan and turboprop). Experimental techniques for turbomachinery applications. Laboratory experience: experimental investigation of the aerodynamic performance of a blade cascade, using facilities and instrumentations of the Aerodynamics and Turbomachinery Laboratory of the DIME Department.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• S. Marelli – “La sperimentazione sui MCI” – Appunti del corso.
• G.L. Berta, A. Vacca, "Sperimentazione sui motori a combustione interna", Monte Università Parma Editore, 2004
• G. Lozza, "Turbine a gas e cicli combinati", Progetto Leonardo, Bologna.
• V.  Dossena,  G. Ferrari,  P. Gaetani,  G. Montenegro,  A. Onorati,  G. Persico, “Macchine a fluido”, Città Studi Edizioni, 2015.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARIO LUIGI FERRARI (President)

SILVIA MARELLI (President)

FRANCESCA SATTA (President)

MASSIMO CAPOBIANCO

LOREDANA MAGISTRI

ALBERTO TRAVERSO

GIORGIO ZAMBONI

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Examination: oral test.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral test.

Exam schedule