Course detail

Vehicle Engines

FSI-QVOAcad. year: 2013/2014

The course deals with the present day conditions and development prospects of vehicle combustion engines. Descriptions of design solutions and functions of individual assembly groups and engine elements are followed by the main functional requirements, achievements and development trends for passenger cars, truck engines, tractor and motorcycle engines.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Václav Píštěk, DrSc.

Department

Institute of Automotive Engineering (ÚADI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will have an overall idea of the design of vehicle combustion engines and their parts.

Prerequisites

Design of machine part, kinematics and dynamics of machine mechanism, evaluation of these elements regarding mechanics, elasticity, and strength. Thermo cycles of combustion engines and thermal load. Combustion engines maps.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit: mandatory attendance in seminars, presentation and submitting the seminary work. Examination is written and oral. Seminar thesis evaluation is part of the total evaluation.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to make students familiar with fundamental principles of design of internal combustion engines.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance in seminars is obligatory, checked by a teacher. The way of compensation of absence is solved individually with a subject provider.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

HEISLER, H.: Advanced engine technology. Butterworth-Heinemann 2002. ISBN 1-5609-1-734-2
KOEHLER, E.: Verbrennungsmotoren. Vieweg-Verlag Braunschweig. 2002, ISBN 3-528-23108-4
KOVAŘÍK, L. a kol.: Konstrukce vozidlových spalovacích motorů. NV Praha, 1992
REIF, K.: Diesel Engine Management. Springer Vieweg 2014. ISBN 978-3-658-03980-6
RICARDO, R. - HEMPSON, J.: The High-speed Internal-combustion Engine. 5th edition. B&S Limited. UK. 2004
URLAUB, A.: Verbrennungsmotoren. Springer - Verlag Berlin. 1994
YAMAGATA, H.: The science and technology of materials in automotive engines. Woodhead Publishing 2005. ISBN 978-1-85573-742-6
ZIMA, S.: Motorkolben. 2005, ISBN 3-528-03986-8

Recommended reading

BLAIR, G. P. The Basic Design of Two-Stroke Engines. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., First edition, 1990. ISBN 1-56091-008-9 (EN)
Heisler, H. Advanced Engine Technology. SAE International. First edition, 1995. ISBN 1-56091-734-2 (EN)
KOŽOUŠEK, J. Výpočet a konstrukce spalovacích motorů II. SNTL. Praha, 1983
RAUSCHER, J. Vozidlové motory. Studijní opory. VUT FSI Brno, 2004

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N2301-2 Master's

    branch M-ADI , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Pavel Novotný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Design of vehicle engines.
2. Piston, piston rings, piston pin.
3. Connection rod and crankshaft.
4. Bearings and crankshaft packing.
5. Crank case and block of cylinders of engine.
6. Cylinder and head of cylinder of engine.
7. Four-stroke engine valve timing mechanism.
8. Two-stroke engine valve timing mechanism.
9. Variable valve timing mechanism.
10. Intake and exhaust marigold of combustion engines.
11. Cooling of piston combustion engines.
12. Lubrication of piston combustion engines.
13. Reducing of fuel consumption and emission of vehicle engines.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Lubomír Drápal, Ph.D.
Ing. Michal Janoušek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Design of vehicle engines.
2. Piston, piston rings, piston pin.
3. Connection rod and crankshaft.
4. Bearings and packing of crankshaft.
5. Crank case and block of cylinders of engine.
6. Cylinder and head of cylinder of engine.
7. Four-stroke engine valve timing mechanism.
8. Two-stroke engine valve timing mechanism.
9. Variable valve timing mechanism.
10. Intake and exhaust marigold of combustion engines.
11. Cooling of piston combustion engines.
12. Lubrication of piston combustion engines.
13. Reducing of fuel consumption and emission of vehicle engines.