AME434

The course overviews modern methods in the design and analysis of the performance of internal combustion engines as well as future directions for the evolution of these engines. The course lays out and presents the first principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer and fluid mechanics as they relate to the internal combustion engine both in theory and in practice. The course also covers material on thermodynamic modeling, intake and exhaust flow, combustion analysis, alternative fuels, emissions, and instrumentation and control systems. A fully instrumented internal combustion engine test station is integrated into the class through a special laboratory session at appropriate times in the semester. This is designed as a technical elective course aimed at mechanical engineering seniors wishing to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of the internal combustion engine.

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