G. Ferrari, Motori a Combustione Interna, il Capitello editore
J. B. Heywood, Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, McGraw Hill International Editions.
G. A. Pignone, U. R. Vercelli, Motori ad alta potenza specifica, Giorgio NADA editore
Type of Assessment
Oral discussion
Course program
Basically the course Is focused on:
- Fields of employment, typical parameters, geometrical and cinematic quantities.
- Indicated and effective quantities, characteristic curves, user-ICE coupling, ICE-vehicle integration.
- Influencing terms of intake process in 4 and 2 strokes engine.
- Power control and regulation: partial load working condition
- Overview on the main systems for fuel supplying: indirect and directed injection of the fuel; carburetor.
- charge motion analysis: flow characterization - swirl, tumble, squish.
- Spark ignition combustion: flame propagation, heat release law formulation, anomalous combustions.
- auto-ignition combustion: delay time for ignition, heat release law formulation, direct ignition systems (Common Rail, pump injector).
Volumetric machine:
- Fields of employment, typical parameters, geometrical and cinematic quantities.
- Indicated and effective quantities, characteristic curves.
- Power control and regulation:
- Overview on the main applications
- Automatic valves in reciprocating compressors